Microsoft QLF-00195 manual Windows Taskbar, Snap Window Arrangement, Peek, Projection, Explorer

Appendix C

New Keyboard Shortcuts

Windows 7 introduces several new shortcut keys to help save you time and improve your productivity. To perform shortcut key strokes, just press and hold the keys. For example, hold the Windows key and press the h arrow to maximize the selected window.

Windows Taskbar

+ T	Brings focus to the fi rst item in the taskbar. Press again to cycle
	through each item.
+ 1–9	If a program in the 1–9 slot is running, the keystroke will launch it.
	If it is running with one window, the same keystroke will switch to
	that window. If it is running with multiple windows, the keystroke
	will cycle between each thumbnail of the open windows for that
	program. Aero Peek will help you find the right window.
	(Note: ALT+WinKey+# will open the corresponding program’s Jump List)
SHIFT + click on taskbar icon	Launches a new instance of a program
Middle mouse button + click on
taskbar icon
SHIFT + CTRL + click on taskbar	Launches a new instance of a program in elevated security mode
icon
Middle mouse button + click on	Closes the window
taskbar thumbnail
CTRL + click on a taskbar group	Restores the last active window in the group. Continued clicking
	will continue restoring the subsequent windows in the group
Drag up from a taskbar icon	Opens Jump List
Snap (Window Arrangement)
+ ARROW	Cycles through window arrangements for a window
SHIFT + + ARROW	Moves the window to other displays

Peek

+ SPACEBAR (hold keys)

Reveals the desktop

Projection

+ P

Shows projection options

Explorer

ALT + P

Show/Hide preview pane

Accessibility

+ +

+ -

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