Windows 7 keyboard shortcuts
Use
the below Windows 7 keyboard shortcuts to make the most of your Windows 7
experience.
Windows
key and the arrow keys
Pressing
the Windows key and Left or Right arrow
keys will
dock the window your viewing to the left or right-hand side of the screen.
Pressing the Windows key and the Up arrow will maximize a window and pressing
the Windows key and the Down arrow will resize and then minimize the window.
Use
Shift: To
stretch a window vertically, press the Windows key + Shift
+ the Up arrow. If you have multiple monitors use the Windows key + Shift + the
Left or Right arrow keys to move the window to another monitor.
Windows
key and plus and minus keys
If
you ever need to zoom in or out of what is being displayed on your screen press
the Windows key and the + (plus) or
- (minus)
keys. Pressing the plus zooms in and once zoomed in the minus will zoom out.
Clear
all background programs
If you
are not viewing a window in full screen and have other windows open in the
background clear all background open windows by pressing the Windows key + the Home key.
Use the Windows 7 search
Find
and run anything in Windows by using the Windows 7 search box. Click the Start orb or press then Windows key and type the
name of the program you wish to run or file you wish to edit. Windows 7 will
usually do a good job at finding an exact match and simply pressing enter will
execute that program or open that file. If more than one match is found, use
the up and down arrow keys to select the file you wish to open and then press
Enter.
Running
as administrator: Some
programs may require administrator mode in order to function properly. You can
run any program as administrator from the search box by typing the name of the
program you want to run and then instead of pressing Enter to run the program
press Ctrl+Shift+Enter to run asadministrator. If
you want to click and run a program as administrator hold down the Ctrl+Shift
and then click the icon.
Take full advantage of the
Taskbar
Pin
programs to the Taskbar
All
programs can be pinned to the Taskbar and allow easy access to your favorite
programs without having to use the Start Menu. To Pin a program to the Taskbar right-click on the program or shortcut to the program
and in the menu choose the Pin
to Taskbar option.
Alternatively you can also drag the icon to the Taskbar.
If
you want to remove a pinned program, right-click on the Taskbar icon and click Unpin this program from the Taskbar.
Alternatively you can also drag the icon off of the task bar and then click
Unpin this program from the Taskbar.
Move
the icons and pinned programs
Any
pinned or opened program on the Taskbar can be moved and arranged. Left-click
on any icon on the Taskbar and drag it to the location you want it to remain.
Windows
key and a number
Pressing
the Windows key and a number on the top row of your keyboard will open the
Window corresponding to the open program on your Taskbar. For example, in the
below picture of the Windows 7 Taskbar, Firefox i the first icon, Control panel
is the second icon, and Adobe Photoshop is the third icon. If the Windows key +
3 was pressed, Adobe Photoshop would become the active window. To make it even
easier arrange your icons (as mentioned above) from left to right by most
frequently opened.
Pin
your favorite folder
If
you frequently access the same folder (e.g. your favorites, my documents, Dropbox,
etc.) pin the folder to the Windows
Explorer icon
on the Taskbar. To do this drag your favorite folder to the Taskbar until you
see Pin to Windows Explorer. Once pinned, right-click the Explorer icon to
access that folder under the Pinned section.
Open
a second instance
If
you want to open a second instance or window of a program that is already open,
press and hold theShift
key and
then click the program icon on the Taskbar.
Get
to the Desktop
Customize
the Notification area
Windows
Vista and Windows 7 allow the Windows Notification
area (aka
Systray) to be modified. By default, many of the icons shown in the past are
now hidden and give Windows a much cleaner look. Customize this area to make
icons show or not show by clicking on the up arrow next to the icons and
selecting Customize, as
shown in the picture to the right. Once in Customize you can choose what
programs show, don't show, or only show notifications.
Improve the quality of your
text
Use
the Windows ClearType Text
Tuner to improve the overall quality of all text you read on your screen. To
start the ClearType Text Tuner click the Start Orb and type cttune.exe and press Enter.
Enable and disable Windows 7
features
Turn
on and off Windows features by clicking Start, typing features and press enter. In the Programs and
Features window on the left-hand column click Turn
Windows features on or off and
in the Windows Features box check or uncheck the features you want enabled or
disabled.
Use the Reliability and
Performance Monitor
View
the reliability history of your computer by using the Reliability
Monitor. Click the Start orb and typereliability and press enter for View Reliability
History. In the Reliability Monitor, you'll be able to view the overall
reliability of your computer and be able to identify any past problems your
computer has had.
If
you want to view the performance of your computer in real time use the Performance
Monitor. Click the Start orb and type performance and press enter for
the Performance Monitor. In the Performance Monitor, you can view your
computers performance in real time or view a log of your systems performance.
Re-enable underlined keyboard
shortcuts
By
default, Windows 7 has the underlines for keyboard shortcuts like those shown
in the picture to the right disabled. To re-enable these underlines in all
Windows programs follow the below steps.
2. In
the Control Panel click Ease
of Access
3. In
Ease of Access click Change
how your keyboard works
4. Finally, check the Underline
keyboard shortcuts and access keys and
then click Ok.
Rename multiple files at once
To
change the name of multiple files at once highlight all the files you wish to rename in Windows
Explorerand press the F2
key. Type in the new name you wish to use for all files and press
enter. Once done all files will be renamed to the name entered followed by a
unique number.
Install Windows Essentials
Install
missing Windows software by installing the free Windows Essentials software
package that includes: Windows Live Family Safety, Windows Live Mail, Windows
Live Messenger, SkyDrive for Windows, Windows Movie Maker, Windows Photo
Gallery, Windows Live Writer, and Microsoft Outlook Hotmail Connector.
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