Windows 7 Shortcut Keys

With all the less pleasant verdicts about Vista, Windows 7 is perhaps PC users next best news. Codenamed Blackcomb, this new Microsoft operating system is surely a successor over its predecessor Windows XP and definitely Vista. With Microsoft to end their support for Windows XP in 2014, we figured Windows 7 will be completely taking over things in the next year or so. If you are a Windows users its probably time for a change, or at least tryout this new operating system. Here are some shortcut keys to help improve your productivity and user experience with Windows 7. Full list after jump.

General Windows 7 Shortcuts

Shortcut Win + UP Arrow Win + Down Arrow Win + Left Arrow Win + Right Arrrow Win + [number] Win + Home Win + Space Win + Pause/Break Win + Tab Win + B Win Win Win Win Win Win + + + + + + D E F G L M

Win + P

Description Maximize the current window Restore down or minimize current windows Dock the current window to the left half of the screen Dock the current window to the right half of the screen Activate and run the program pinned on Windows 7 Taskbar, running program wont be affected Minimize all but the current window Makes all windows transparent so you can see through to the desktop Open System Properties Flip Aero 3D [press Tab to cycle between Windows] Move focus to notification tray (the right-most portion of the taskbar) Show/Hide desktop Windows Explorer is launched Search Bring all gadgets on top and foreground Lock Computer Minimize all windows Open the projection menu (generally used for laptops connected to projectors)

Shortcut Win + R Win + S Win +

Win + Win + Win + Win + Win + Win + Arrow Win + Shift + Left Arrow Win + Shift + Right Arrow Win + Shift + M Win + Shift + T Win + Ctrl + F Ctrl + Right Arrow Ctrl + Left Arrow Ctrl + Up Arrow Ctrl + Down Arrow Ctrl + Click

Description Run Command is launched. OneNote Screen Clipping Tool Show preview thumbnail of running applications in T Windows Taskbar one by one without mouse over X Mobility Center # Quicklaunch = Magnifier [+/-] Enables the magnifier and zooms in/out Shift + Up Arrow Maximize vertical size Shift + Down Restore vertical size Jump to left monitor Jump to right monitor Undo all window minimization Cycles backwards Opens the Active Directory Find Computers dialog Move the cursor to the beginning of the next word Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous word Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous paragraph Move the cursor to the beginning of the next paragraph A pinned taskbar icon to cycle through the programs open windows (e.g. IE) Persistent flip 3D

Ctrl + Win + Tab Ctrl + Shift with an Select a block of text arrow key Ctrl with any arrow key Select multiple individual items in a window or on the + Spacebar desktop Ctrl + Shift + Esc Open Task Manager directly Ctrl + Shift + N Create new folder

Shortcuts for Ease of Access

Shortcut Right SHIFT for eight seconds Left ALT+left SHIFT+PRINT SCREEN (or PRTSCRN) Left ALT+left SHIFT+NUM LOCK SHIFT five times NUM LOCK for five seconds Win + U

Description Turn Filter Keys on and off Turn High Contrast on or off Turn Mouse Keys on or off Turn Sticky Keys on or off Open the Ease of Access Center Cycle through all open windows

For: Windows Explorer

Shortcut Alt + Left Arrow Alt + Right Arrow Alt + Up Arrow Alt + Enter Alt + Spacebar Alt + F4 Alt + Tab Alt + Esc Alt + D Alt + P Ctrl + N Ctrl + Mousewheel Num Lock + Asterisk (*) on numeric keypad Num Lock + Plus Sign (+) on numeric keypad Num Lock + Minus Sign (+) on numeric keypad Description Go back Go forward Go up a directory Open the Properties window of the current selection Open the shortcut menu for the active window Close the active window Switch to previous active window Cycle through all open windows Move focus to address bar Show/hide the preview panel Open a new window Change the view type (extra large, small, list view, detail, etc.) Display all subfolders under the selected folder Display the contents of the selected folder Collapse the selected folder

For: Taskbar Modifiers

Shortcut Shift + Click on icon Middle click on icon Ctrl + Shift + Click on icon Description Open a new instance Open a new instance Open a new instance with Admin privileges

For: Dialog Box

Shortcut Ctrl + Tab Ctrl + Shift + Tab Shift + Tab Tab Alt + underlined letter Enter Spacebar Arrow keys Backspace

Description Move forward through tabs Move back through tabs Move back through options Move forward through options Perform the command (or select the option) that goes with that letter Replaces clicking the mouse for many selected commands Select or clear the check box if the active option is a check box Select a button if the active option is a group of option buttons Open a folder one level up if a folder is selected in the Save As or Open dialog box

For: Photo Gallery

Shortcut Ctrl + F Ctrl + P

Description Open the Fix pane Print the selected picture

Shortcut Ctrl + I Ctrl + Period (.) Ctrl + Comma (,) Ctrl + Mouse scroll wheel Ctrl + B Ctrl + E Alt + Left Arrow Alt + Right Arrow Plus Sign (+) Minus Sign (-) Shift + Delete Enter

Description Open or close the Details pane Rotate the picture clockwise Rotate the picture counter-clockwise Change the size of the picture thumbnail Best fit Search for an item Go back Go forward Zoom in or resize the picture thumbnail Zoom out or resize the picture thumbnail Permanently delete the selected item View the selected picture at a larger size

Logging In And Out Windows 7

Shortcut Win + Right Win + Right Win + Right Win + Right

Arrow Arrow Arrow Arrow

+ + + +

Description Enter Shutdown Right Arrow + R Restart Right Arrow + S Sleep Right Arrow + W Switch users