Windows 7 Keyboard Shortcuts

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  1. Ian

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    I thought this list of keyboard shortcuts from "The Lazy Admin" might be useful :) I didn't know half of these :eek:

     
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    win + tab = screen flip
     
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    Found another page with even more :)

    http://brandonlive.com/2009/01/10/windows-7-beta-hotkey-cheat-sheet/

    General
    Win+Up Maximize
    Win+Down Restore / Minimize
    Win+Left Snap to left
    Win+Right Snap to right
    Win+Shift+Left Jump to left monitor
    Win+Shift+Right Jump to right monitor
    Win+Home Minimize / Restore all other windows
    Win+T Focus the first taskbar entry
    Pressing again will cycle through them, you can can arrow around.
    Win+Shift+T cycles backwards.
    Win+Space Peek at the desktop
    Win+G Bring gadgets to the top of the Z-order
    Win+P External display options (mirror, extend desktop, etc)
    Win+X Mobility Center (same as Vista, but still handy!)
    Win+#
    (# = a number key) 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.
    Win + +
    Win + -
    (plus or minus key) Zoom in or out.

    Explorer
    Alt+P Show/hide Preview Pane

    Taskbar modifiers
    Shift + Click on icon Open a new instance
    Middle click on icon Open a new instance
    Ctrl + Shift + Click on icon Open 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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