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Tips & tricks
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Saturday, 24 January 2009 19:05 |
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Like all other versions of Windows control systems, Windows 7 have a number of shortcut keys, we know most of them from older versions of Windows, but Windows 7 adds a range of new shortcuts, to control the new functions. Read more to see the complete list of new shortcuts.
General Alt+P
| Show/hide Preview Pane | Windows Logo+G
| Bring gadgets to the top of the Z-order
| Windows Logo++ (plus key)
| Zoom in
| Windows Logo+- (minus key)
| Zoom out
| Win Logo+Up
| Maximize current window
| Windows Logo+Down
| Restore / Minimize current window
| Windows Logo+Left
| Snap to left
| Windows Logo+Right
| Snap to right
| Windows Logo+Home
| Minimize / Restore all other windows
| Windows Logo+T
| Focus the first taskbar entry
Pressing again will cycle through them, you can can arrow around.
Win+Shift+T cycles backwards. | Windows Logo+Space
| Aero Peek at the desktop
| Windows Logo+1,2 or 3
| Launches a new instance of the application in the Nth slot on the taskbar.
Example: Win+1 launches first pinned app, Win+2 launches second, etc.
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Taskbar modifiers | Shift + Click on icon | Opens a new instance
| | Ctrl + Shift + Click on icon | Opens a new instance with Admin privileges | | Shift + Right-click on icon | Show window menu (Restore / Minimize / Move / etc)
Note: Normally you can just right-click on the window thumbnail to get this menu
| Shift + Right-click on grouped icon
| Menu with Restore All / Minimize All / Close All, etc.
| Ctrl + Click on grouped icon
| Cycle between the windows (or tabs) in the group |
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