Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Commonly Used Windows Shortcuts

Are you using Windows 7? Do you perfer keyboards to mouse? If you do, you might want to read on.

I am a Windows user, and I hate to take my hands off the keyboards. I love shortcuts. I am quite happy that Zia Munshi compiled and published 20 commonly used short-cut on Windows website. In fact, I learned it from Windows Weekly Show with Leo Laporte and Paul Thurrott. Feel free to check their websites out.


Commonly Used Windows Shortcuts
  • Basic shortcuts Ctrl+C, Ctrl+V, Ctrl+X, Ctrl+Z, Ctrl+A, Ctrl+P, Alt+Tab
  • Windows+D: Show desktops
  • Windows+Up arrow: Maximize windows
  • Windows+Down arrow: Minimize windows
  • Windows+Left/Right arrow: Snap windows to different position to on you screen. This short cuts work on multiple screen setting.
  • Windows+P: Switch among various multi-monitor setting. 
  • Ctrl+Shift+Escape: Show task manage
  • Ctrl+L: Lock your computer
  • Ctrl+Click on taskbar: Switch between multiple instance under the same application. To try this, launch several IE instance. Then, click the taskbar icon while holding down the control key. 
  • Shift+Click on taskbar: Launch an instance (e.g., a new windows of IE) .
  • Windows + '+'/Windows + '-': Zoom in and Zoom out

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