IT Resource » keyboard http://www.itresource.com.au Your one stop Information Technology Resource Mon, 21 Dec 2009 05:20:59 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Keyboard shortcuts for Vista http://www.itresource.com.au/2008/08/01/keyboard-shortcuts-for-vista/ http://www.itresource.com.au/2008/08/01/keyboard-shortcuts-for-vista/#comments Fri, 01 Aug 2008 05:32:09 +0000 Dave W http://www.itresource.com.au/?p=470 Here’s a handy little list of useful Vista keyboard shortcuts:

  • Win + d – show Desktop
  • Win + f- search for files
  • Win + g  – cycles through Gadget selections
  • Win + l – lock your computer
  • Win + m – minimize windows
  • Win + t  - cycles through Taskbar programs
  • Win + u  – activate the ‘Ease of Use’ Center
  • Win + x  – cycle through the ‘Mobility’ Center
  • Win + Spacebar  – bring Gadgets to the front

Also – if you use the Quick Launch toolbar, pressing the Win key + a number (from the top row of the keyboard) will launch the corresponding application in the Quick Launch toolbar.

e.g. if your first 4 Quick Launch icons are Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint – If you press Win+2, that will start up Word, Win+4 will start Powerpoint and so on. This only applies to the first 10 QuickLaunch icons Win+0 being the last). 

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