win7 shortcuts

Windows 7 Aero Shortcuts

•  Windowskey   + Spacebar 

Make all open windows

transparent to view gadgets

and icons on desktop.

• Windowskey + D 

Show or hide the desktop.

• Windowskey + Home

Minimize all but selected

window. Reverse by clicking the

key combination again.

• Windowskey + left arrow OR right arrow

Dock selected window to the

left or right half of your screen.

• Windowskey + up arrow OR down arrow 

Maximized and restores the

selected window.

• Windowskey + SHIFT + up arrow OR 

down arrow 

Maximizes and restores selected

window in vertical dimension

only.

• Windowskey + Tab

Launch 3D representation of

open windows and click [Tab]

key again to flip through them.

Windows & Taskbar

• Alt + Tab

Cycle through open windows.

• Windowskey + T OR Windows

+ SHIFT + T

Move focus to front or back of

taskbar. Press [T] again while

holding the [Windows] key to

cycle through items in the

taskbar from left to right or,

with [SHIFT] button held too,

from right to left.

• Windowskey + B

Puts focus on the ‘show hidden

icons’ button on the system

tray.

• Windowskey + 1 to 9

Launch first through ninth icon

on taskbar, including items

pinned to taskbar.

• Windowskey + SHIFT + 1 to 9

Starts new instance of

respective taskbar icon.

• Windowskey + Ctrl + 1 to 9

Cycles through multiple

instances of the respective icon.

• Windowskey + Alt + 1 to 9 

Opens jump list for respective

icon.

Multiple Monitors

• Windowskey + SHIFT + right or left arrow

Move selected window from

one monitor to another. They

will remain in the same relative

location.

• Windowskey + P

Select presentation display

mode.

Magnifier

• Windowskey + "+" OR "-"

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.

• Windowskey + Esc

Exist magnifier views.

Other

• Windowskey + G

Cycle through desktop gadgets.

• Windowskey + X

Launches Windows Mobility

Center. Especially useful if you are

working on a laptop

courtesy internet