Windows 7 Keyboard Tricks

Windows 7 came out not too long ago, and with every brand new product, comes brand new features. Windows 7 comes with a variety of keyboard shortcuts to make your life a lot easier. The thing is, if you know a lot of these main keyboard shortcuts, your life will be a lot easier and it'll be significantly easier to manage your windows; hence why they named Windows the way they did.

Common Shortcuts:

• Win + Left
  • Moves a window the left hand side of the screen and takes up half of the screen width



• Win + Right
  • Moves a window the right hand side of the screen and takes up half of the screen width



• Win + Up
  • Maximizes a window



• Win + Down
  • Minimizes or restores a window



• Win + Space
  • Allows to look at your desktop without switching over to it



• Win + G
  • Brings all your gadgets to the front for easy view



• Win + P
  • Allows you to view and change the options for your external monitor, that is, if you have one connected



• Win + X
  • Opens up the Windows Mobility Center where you can customized your mobile needs



• Win + (+ or -)
  • Ability to zoom in (+) and out (-) using just keyboard shortcuts

Explorer Shortcuts:

• Alt + P
  • Allows you to hide/show the preview panel in the explorer window

Taskbar Shortcuts:

• Win + (number corresponding the location on the taskbar)
  • Every program and pinned item in your taskbar has a number assigned to it from left to right in chronological order, with this key combination, you're able to switch between windows easily with the keyboard



• Shift + Left Click on an Program
  • Opens a new instance of the program you've clicked on



• Shift + Right Click on an Program
  • Shows the typical window menu



• Ctrl + A click on a grouped program
  • Allows you to switch between the grouped programs