# Window moveTo() Method

Window Object

## Example

Open a new window, and move the new window to the top left corner of the screen:

function openWin() {
myWindow = window.open('', '', 'width=200, height=100'); // Opens a new window
myWindow.document.write("<p>This is 'myWindow'</p>"); // Some text in the new window
}
function moveWin() {
myWindow.moveTo(500, 100); // Moves the new window
myWindow.focus(); // Sets focus to the new window
}
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## Definition and Usage

The moveTo() method moves a window's left and top edge to the specified coordinates.

Related methods:

- moveBy() - Moves a window relative to its current position
- resizeBy() - Resizes the window by the specified pixels
- resizeTo() - Resizes the window to the specified width and height

## Browser Support

Method |  |  |  |  |
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
moveTo() | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes

Note: Specifying moveTo(0, 0) in Opera, results in moving the window to the top left corner of the browser, not the screen.

## Syntax

window.moveTo(x,y)

## Parameter Values

Parameter | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
x | Number | Required. A positive or negative number that specifies the horizontal coordinate to be moved to
y | Number | Required. A positive or negative number specifies the vertical coordinate to be moved to

## Technical Details

Return Value: | No return value

## More Examples

## Example

Using moveBy() together with moveTo():

function moveWinTo() {
myWindow.moveTo(150, 150);
myWindow.focus();
}
function moveWinBy() {
myWindow.moveBy(75, 50);
myWindow.focus();
}
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Window Object

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