+ 1…0: | Launches/focus program pinned to the Taskbar indicated by the number. |
Alt + Tab: | Cycle forward though open windows old-school way and not via Windows Flip 3D |
+ D: | Show/Hide desktop |
Alt + D: | Selects the address bar (useful when in a browser like Chrome) |
Alt + F4: | Close current window. If in desktop context open the Shut Down Windows dialog. |
Ctrl + Tab: | Move forward through tabs (as in Google Chrome/IE tabs) |
Ctrl + Shift + Tab: | Move backward through tabs (as in Google Chrome/IE tabs) |
F3: | Open search (i.e. in page search when in Chrome) |
F5: | Refresh the page |
Ctrl + F4: | Close tab (doesn't close entire app, just the IE tab that is in focus) |
Ctrl + T: | Open new tab (open new tab in Chrome/IE) |
Ctrl + Shift + Esc: | Open the Windows Task Manager |
+ Up Arrow: | Maximize current window |
+ Down Arrow: | Minimize/restore current window |
+ Left Arrow: | Tile window to left side of screen |
+ Right Arrow: | Tile window to right side of screen |
: | Open Start Menu |
+ Shift + 1…0: | Launches new instance of program pinned to the Taskbar indicated by the number. |
+ Ctrl + 1…0: | Access the last active instance of a program pinned on the Taskbar in the position indicated by the number. |
+ T: | Cycles through the items on the Taskbar |
+ Tab: | Use Windows Flip 3D to cycle forward through open programs |
+ Shift + Tab: | Use Windows Flip 3D to cycle backward through open programs |
Alt + Shift + Tab: | Cycle backward though open windows old-school way and not via Windows Flip 3D |
Alt + Esc: | Cycles between open programs in the order they were opened |
+ M: | Minimize all Windows |
+ Shift + M: | Restore all minimized windows |
+ L: | Lock the computer |
+ Spacebar: | Preview desktop |
Ctrl + Shift + N: | Create a new folder |
Tab: | Cycle forward through elements in a window or dialog box |
+ X: | Open Windows Mobility Center |
+ '+': | Activate Windows Magnifier to zoom in/out of screen |
+ Esc: | Exit Windows Magnifier |
I recently purchased a HP dm1z laptop/netbook/notbook/ultraportable (dm1z-3000, AMD E-350, Product #XL303AV). I'll tell you why I bought it, my experience with it and what I'm doing to configure it for best performance.
Sunday, April 10, 2011
My Most Used Windows 7 Keyboard Shortcuts
Making use of the dm1z trackpad (or any laptop trackpad/pointer nub) is just too slow and too much of a pain for common tasks. You need to know and use Windows keyboard shortcuts. The shortcuts I'm talking about are more than just the ubiquitous Ctrl+C, Home, Page Up and so on; I need to open apps, close apps, close tabs, bring up search, etc. To that end I am trying to increase my every day use of Windows keyboard shortcuts. Here's the ones I'm using the most and they are roughly in the order of what I think are the most important to leverage to boost your overall Windows efficiency:
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Helpy!
ReplyDeleteLearned a couple of new ones)