Windows 7 new keyboard shortcuts and mouse actions

This article describes some of the new keyboard shortcuts in Windows7, as well as some of the agile features implemented with mouse operations.

* Window shortcut keys

Win+↑ Maximize Window

win+↓ Restore/Minimize window

Win+← makes the window occupy the left half of the screen

win+→ makes the window occupy the right half of the screen

Win+shift+← the display on the left side of the window

win+shift+→ the display on the right side of the window

Win+home Restore/Minimize all other windows

* Task bar shortcut keys

Win+t Preview the first taskbar item, hold down the win key and press T to preview from left to right

Win+shift+t Preview the last taskbar item, hold down the Win+shift key and press T right to left to preview continuously

After release, you can also press ← or → Key to preview in order.

win+ number key 1~9 start the Quick Launch item that is currently pinned to the taskbar, press Win+1 to start the first shortcut to the left, and so on.

* Desktop shortcut keys

win+ the space bar Preview desktop (different from the display desktop, release will revert to the original status.)

Win+g the desktop gadget to the front of the screen in order

Win+p the way to connect to a projector

WIN+X Open Windows Mobility Center

* Auxiliary tool shortcut keys

win+ Plus "+" enlarges the entire screen proportionally

win+ minus "-" shrinks the entire screen proportionally

* Explorer shortcut keys

Alt+p Quick Open/Close preview pane

* Mouse Action

Shift+ left click on the taskbar icon to open a new instance (for example, shift+ left-click the library icon to open a new explorer window)

The middle mouse button clicks the taskbar icon to function as above.

Ctrl+shift+ left-click the taskbar icon to open a new instance with administrator privileges

shift+ Right-click the taskbar icon to open a window control menu like Xp/vista (that is, maximize, minimize, close, and so on); For a shortcut that is not open, the right-click menu for the shortcut pops up.

shift+ Right-click the taskbar group to open a window control menu like Xp/vista (that is, maximize the group, minimize the group, close the group)

CTRL + Toggles the scroll wheel on the taskbar group between different windows/labels in this group.