Windows 7 Shortcuts and Gestures
Win+UP Arrow :- Maximize the current window
Win+Down Arrow : If the current window is maximized, restore it; if the current window is restored, minimize it
Win+Left Arrow :- Dock the current window to the left half of the screen
Win+Right Arrrow :- Dock the current window to the right half of the screen
Win+Shift+Left: Jump to left monitor
Win+Shift+Right: Jump to right monitor
Win+Home : Minimize all but the current window
Win+P : Open the projection menu (generally used for laptops connected to projectors)
Alt+F4 : Close the active window
Alt+Tab :- Switch to previous active window
Alt+Esc :- Cycle through all open windows
Win+Tab :- Flip through all open windows (3D version of the old "ALT+TAB"
Ctrl+Win+Tab :- 3DFlip through all open windows without having to hold down key combo
Win+D :- Toggle showing the desktop (minimize all running applications)
Win+Space: Peek at the desktop (Peek only lasts as long as you are pressing the key combo)
Win+T: Focus on the first Pinned taskbar entry (Pressing again will cycle through them, you can can arrow around)
Win+Shift+T: cycles backwards.
Win + Pause/Break: Open System Properties
Win + [+/-] Enables the magnifier and zooms in/out
Ctrl + Shift + Esc: Open Task Manager directly
Ctrl + Shift + N: Create new folder
Ctrl + Tab Move forward through tabs
Ctrl + Shift + Tab Move back through tabs
Ctrl + Right Arrow: Move the cursor to the beginning of the next word
Ctrl + Left Arrow: Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous word
Ctrl + Up Arrow: Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous paragraph
Ctrl + Down Arrow: Move the cursor to the beginning of the next paragraph
Taskbar modifiers
Shift + Click: on icon Open a new instance
Ctrl + Shift + Click: on icon Open a new instance with Admin privileges
Shift + Right-click: on icon Show window menu (Restore / Minimize / Move / etc)
Shift + Right-click: on grouped icon Menu with Restore All / Minimize All / Close All, etc.
Ctrl + Click: on grouped icon Cycle between the windows (or tabs) in the group
Win+B: Move focus to notification tray (the right-most portion of the taskbar)
Win+1: Opens the first program on your Quick Launch bar Win+2 Opens the second program on your Quick Launch bar... ETC
Win + S: OneNote Screen Clipping Tool
Windows Gestures
- Left click and hold the top bar of any open window and while still left clicking give the window a shake (wiggle) and it will minimize all the other open windows except the one you have grabbed and are shaking.
- Left click and hold the top bar of any open window and while still left clicking move the window towards the top of the screen and it will maximize. To restore the window back down, simply regrab the window and move it down and it will cease to remain maximized.
