marketsvoice Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 Let's kick off with keyboard shortcuts – the first thing every power user must memorize with working with a new operating system. In Windows 7, we’ve uncovered several new sets of essential time-saving shortcuts that will make your mouse jealous with neglect. Alt + P In Windows Explorer, activate an additional file preview pane to the right side of the window with this new shortcut. This panel is great for previewing images in your photos directory. Windows + + (plus key) Windows + - (minus key) Pressing the Windows and plus or minus keys activates the Magnifier, which lets you zoom in on the entire desktop or open a rectangular magnifying lens to zoom in and out of parts of your screen. You can customize the Magnifier options to follow your mouse pointer or keyboard cursor. Keep in mind that so far, the Magnifier only works when Aero desktop is enabled. Windows + Up Windows + Down If a window is not maximized, pressing Windows + Up will fill it to your screen. Windows + Down will minimize that active window. Unfortunately, pressing Windows + Up again while a window is minimized won’t return it to its former state. Windows + Shift + Up Similar to the shortcut above, hitting these three keys while a window is active will stretch it vertically to the maximum desktop height. The width of the window will however stay the same. Pressing Windows + Down will restore it to its previous size. Windows + Left Windows + Right One of the new features of Windows 7 is the ability to automatically make a window fill up half of your screen by dragging to the left or right. This pair of shortcuts performs the same function without your mouse. Once a window is fixed to one side of the screen, you can repeat the shortcut to flip it to the other side. This is useful if you’re extending a desktop across multiple monitors, which prevents you from executing this trick with a mouse. Windows + Home This shortcut performs a similar function to hovering over a window’s peek menu thumbnail in the Taskbar. The active window will stay on your desktop while every other open application is minimized. Pressing this shortcut again will restore all the other windows. Windows + E Automatically opens up a new Explorer window to show your Libraries folder. Windows + P Manage your multiple-monitor more efficiently with this handy shortcut. Windows + P opens up a small overlay that lets you configure a second display or projector. You can switch from a single monitor to dual-display in either mirror or extend desktop mode. Windows + Shift + Left Windows + Shift + Right If you are using two or more displays (and who isn’t, these days?), memorize this shortcut to easily move a window from one screen to the other. The window retains its size and relative position on the new screen, which his useful when working with multiple documents. Utilize that real estate! Windows + [Number] Programs (and new instances) pinned to your Taskbar can be launched by hitting Windows and the number corresponding to its placement on the Taskbar. Windows + 1, for example, launches the first application, while Windows + 4 will launch the fourth. We realize that this is actually one key-press more than just clicking the icon with your mouse, but it saves your hand the trouble of leaving the comfort of the keyboard. Windows + T Like Alt + Tab (still our all time favorite Windows specific shortcut), Windows + T cycles through your open programs via the Taskbar’s peek menu. Windows + Space This combo performs the same function as moving your mouse to the bottom right of the Taskbar. It makes every active window transparent so you can view your desktop. The windows only remain transparent as long as you’re holding down the Windows key. Ctrl + Shift + Click Hold down Ctrl and Shift while launching an application from the Taskbar or start menu to launch it with full administrative rights. Ctrl + Click Hold down Ctrl while repeatedly clicking a program icon in the Taskbar will toggle between the instances of that application, like multiple Firefox windows (though not browser tabs). Time 2 short cut:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest avir0cker Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 i have some idea about shortcut keys in browsers like google chrome but not in operating system ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riddick09 Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 I have tried this shortcuts and other shortcuts in windows seven that i just discovered because of accidentally pressed it. Such as the reverse of the screen and also with the windows tab a great animation of alt-tab. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmdrdi Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 I know some of keys of operating system which can be used in xp and also in 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WIKIVERIFY Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 Thanks for written. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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salim_hosen Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 Thank you for your information it is very helpful topic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angeldarkRS Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 thanks for the info dude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawid1234 Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 Thanks for shortcuts. It saves time and makes work faster. Let me try some of them. Alt+ Tab is always favored. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimothyMut Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 Turns out the keyboard needs two USB connections to work properly. No idea why. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Needert Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 I found several useful combinations for me:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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