Windows 7 Shortcut Keys
As I’ve been travelling around spreading the love on Windows 7 I get asked a lot about some of the new shortcut keys that are now available. So I thought I would create a list of the most popular shortcut keys and the ones I use the most. I’m sure there are others out there but what the heck! The 
logo represents the Windows key on your keyboard.
| Windows Shortcut Keys | |
| + á |
Maximize Window |
| + â |
Restore / Minimize Windows |
| + ß |
Snap Window to the left |
| + à |
Snap Window to the right |
| + Shift + ß |
Jump Window to left monitor |
| + Shift + à |
Jump window to right monitor |
| + Home |
Restore / Minimize all other windows |
| Taskbar Shortcuts | |
| + T |
Preview the first taskbar entry Press again to move through taskbar entries |
| + Shift +T |
Preview the last taskbar entry Press again to move back through taskbar entries. Note: after pressing the keystroke once use left and right arrows to cycle through. |
| + # (1-9) |
Launches a new instance of an application in the # 1-9 slot on the taskbar |
| Desktop Shortcuts | |
| + Space |
View the desktop |
| + G |
Bring gadgets to the top of the Z-order |
| + P |
Opens projection (computer only, Duplicate, Extend and Projector Only) |
| + X |
Mobility Center (same as Vista but useful) |
| Accessibility Shortcuts | |
| + + |
Zoom in |
| + - |
Zoom out |
| Explorer Shortcuts | |
| Alt + P | Show / hide preview pane |
| Mouse Shortcuts | |
Shift  Taskbar icon |
Open a new instance |
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Open a new instance |
Ctrl Shift  Taskbar Icon |
Open a new instance with Administrator Privileges |
Shift  Taskbar Icon |
Show Windows Menu |
| Shift Taskbar Group |
Show Window group menu |
| Ctrl Taskbar Group |
Cycle between the windows (or tabs) in the group |
So these shortcuts are what’s new with Windows 7. If you want to see a list of all shortcut keys in Windows Vista then check out the Windows Help site.
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Jeffa
Comments
Anonymous
January 01, 2003
PingBack from http://www.networking-the.info/2009/04/06/jeff-alexanders-weblog-windows-7-shortcut-keys/Anonymous
April 08, 2009
Interesting - Wingdings font renders OK in IE but not in FF (at least for me). I was wondering how WIN+á and WIN+Shift+ß etc was going to work as a shortcut until I checked the HTML source, then checked charmap to see that they are the arrow symbols in Wingdings. btw - good seeing you again Jeff. Hopefully your next trip to Adelaide will be sooner rather than later.