Windows 7 Tricks

Windows 7 is the most updated and an excellent operating system. But to work well with windows 7, you must know some tricks. I am discussing some of the windows 7 tricks here.

Windows 7 Trick 1:

In general, when you want to create the zipped version of any file or folder, you just right click on that file and use the send option from the drop down list. But in the case of Windows7, you do not able to get options in the ‘send to’ menu. Here you have to use this trick to get the option in ‘send to’ menu, which is hidden in Windows7. To get them, simply press the Shift key on your computer keyboard and hold it. Now, right click on that file or folder; go to ‘send to’ option, you can get those option.

Windows 7 Trick 2:

If you want to open any command prompt from any folder, just press the Shift key on your keyboard and hold it. Then right click on any folders from anywhere in your commuter; then you get an option from the dropdown list “Open command window here”, select this option and you will get a command prompt with that folder as the default path.

Windows 7 Trick 3:

In Windows7, if you want to cascade two or three opened windows in the task bar or tile them and view side by side, you should know this trick. To do this, at first you have to open the task manager. Then simply press the Ctrl key on your keyboard and hold it. Then select the open windows, you will get a pop up list; from that, just choose “cascade/show windows stacked” option from there.

Windows 7 Trick 4:

There are some shortcut keyboard tricks for Windows7:-

• Magnifier:- “Windows” + “+” or “Windows” + “-“

This shortcut key zooms in or zooms out your computer screen and activates ‘Windows Magnifier’.

• “Windows”+ “SHIFT” + “1” through “Windows” + “SHIFT” + “9”

This is used to start new instances of the respective taskbar icons.

• “Windows” + “B”

By this you can focus on the “show hidden icons” on the system tray.

• “Windows” + “1” through “Windows” + “9”

This launches 1st through 9th icon on the taskbar.

• “Windows” + “Ctrl” + “1” through “Windows” + “Ctrl” + “9”

This toggles through the multiple instances of the icons.

• “Windows” + “SHIFT” + “right arrow” or “Windows” + “SHIFT” + “left arrow”

This can be used to move any selected icon, from one monitor to another.

• “Windows” + “P”

This is used to select “presentation display mode”.

• “Ctrl” + “Alt” + “D”

This switches to “docked mode”.

• “Windows” + “T” or “Windows” + “SHIFT” + “T”

This will help you to move focus to front/back on the taskbar.

• “Windows” + “Esc”

The magnifier view can be exit by this.

• “Windows” + “Alt” + “1” through “Windows” + “Alt” + “9”

This is used to open jump list for respective icons.

• “Ctrl” + “Alt” + “L”

This is used to switch to “lens mode”.

• “Ctrl” + “Alt” + “F”

This can be used to switch from ‘Docked’/’lens’ mode back to ‘Full Screen’ mode.

• “Windows” + “G”

This toggles through desktop gadgets.

• “Ctrl” + “Alt” + “I”

You can invert colors by this.

• “Windows” + “X”

This shortcut key is used to launch ‘Windows Mobility Center’ especially useful for laptop.

Windows 7 Trick 5:

If you want to add any folder to the start menu, you can follow this trick. To do this, simply right click on them and select the ‘pin to start menu’ option. Or you can also drag that folder to the location you want.

Windows 7 Trick 6:

In Windows7, if you want to see the Alt-Tab prompt like XP, just press one Alt key on your keyboard and hold it, simultaneously press and release the other Alt key on your keyboard; then press the tab key. By using this trick you can able to see the XP Alt-Tab prompt in your Windows7.