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Wednesday 20 June 2012

KEYBOARD TRICKS IN WINDOWS 7

[Windows] + [D]
Show or Hide the desktop

[Windows] + [Home]
Minimize all but selected window. Reverse by clicking the key combination again.

[Windows] + [Spacebar]
Make all open windows transparent to view gadgets and icons on desktop.

[Windows] + left arrow OR [Windows] + right arrow
Dock selected window to the left or right half of your screen.

[Windows] + up arrow OR [Windows] + down arrow
Maximized and restores the selected window.

[Windows] + [Tab]
Launch 3D representation of open windows and click [Tab] key again to flip through them.

[Windows] + [B]
Puts focus on the ‘show hidden icons’ button on the system tray.

[Windows] + [1] To [Windows] + [9]
Launch first through ninth icon on taskbar, including items pinned to taskbar.

[Windows] + [SHIFT] + [1] To [Windows] + [SHIFT] + [9]
Starts new instance of respective taskbar icon.

[Windows] + [Alt] + [1] To [Windows] + [Alt] + [9]
Opens jump list for respective icon.

[Windows] + [T] OR [Windows] + [SHIFT] + [T]
Move focus to front or back of taskbar.

[Alt] + [Ctrl] + [Tab] + left/right/up/down arrow
Flip window.

[Alt] + [Tab]
Cycle through open windows.

[Windows] + [P]
Select the Projector Mode

[Windows] + [+] OR [Windows] + [-]
Activates Windows Magnifier to zoom in or out of screen.

[Ctrl] + [Alt] + [D]
Switch to docked mode.

Ctrl] + [Alt] + [L]
Switch to lense mode.

[Ctrl] + [Alt] + [F]
Switch from docked or lens mode back to full screen mode.

[Ctrl] + [Alt] + [I]
Invert colors.

[Windows] + [Esc]
Exist magnifier views.

[Windows] + [G]
Cycle through desktop gadgets.

[Windows] + [X]
Launches Windows Mobility Center. Especially useful if you’re working on a laptop.
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