Windows 7 Keyboard Shortcuts

Hi all,

 

Lose the mouse! Gain some geek! Here's a few of the useful keyboard shortcuts available on your shiny new Windows 7 machines. 

 

 

OPENING PROGRAMS

 

Win + type name of program:  quick way of opening any program. or file. 

 

SWITCHING PROGRAMS

 

Win + Tab:  Switch Programs clockwise* 

Win + Shift + Tab: Switch Programs counter-clockwise

*you can also use the ALT key instead of Windows. But not as funky.

 

ACCESS TO DESKTOP

 

Win + D: Go to desktop

Win+Home: Clear all but the active window

Win+Space: All windows become transparent so you can see through to the desktop

Win+T: Focus and scroll through items on the taskbar.

AERO SHAKE: Grab a window by the title bar and shake it back and forth a few times to minimize all the other windows on the desktop.

 

RESIZING / ADJUSTING ACTIVE WINDOWS

 

Win+Up arrow: Maximize the active window

Win+Down arrow: Minimize the window/Restore the window if it's maximized

Win+Left/Right arrows: Dock the window to each side of the monitor

Win + Shift + Left/Right arrows: Moves the window to the adjacent monitor.

Win+P: Adjust presentation settings for your display

Win+(+/-): Zoom in/out

Shift+Click a taskbar item: Open a new instance of that application

 

 

 

 

 

 

Joey Egger 

Senior Producer, Digital Media
Sesame Workshop | One Lincoln Plaza New York, NY 10023
ph: 212-875-6211

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