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Windows Vista Tips & Tricks

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Today, courtesy of Mr Akrigg, I found out a rather nice trick for Windows Sidebar.  if you've got applications open and you want to get access to the Sidebar or any of my gadgets on your desktop just hit Windows Key + Spacebar and voila, all your SideBar goodness is easily accessible.  Marvelous.

Example:

Where are my gadgets?

(Windows Key + Spacebar)

There they are!

Comments

  • Anonymous
    January 01, 2003
    PingBack from http://www.vistaclues.com/shortcut-key-to-view-the-sidebar-and-gadgets/

  • Anonymous
    January 01, 2003
    Hey John The Sidebar is transparent - you can't change that fact. You can change the gadgets however - it's in their individual settings - right click the gadget and look at the opacitiy option. Cheers James

  • Anonymous
    January 01, 2003
    Hi Jonathan It's just a simple image gadget at the moment, but there is definitely the opportunity to make it more feature rich... what did you have in mind? James

  • Anonymous
    January 01, 2003
    Hi Bernard When do you receive the message - can you see the sidebar at all?  If you like you can email me at james@microsoft.com for a faster response. Thanks James

  • Anonymous
    January 01, 2003
    Hi Hauran Sounds like that key has been disabled somehow (perhaps by your PC manufacturer) http://www.autohotkey.com/ is what you need to reconfigure your keys. James

  • Anonymous
    January 18, 2007
    So, this acts like most other gadget/widget programs 'bring to front' key? (well, I'm actually just referring to Konfabul....Yahoo Widgets) If so, awesome. That's the one thing that annoyed me about the sidebar - no bring to front.

  • Anonymous
    January 19, 2007
    James, is that an HTC P4350 emulator gadget (or a Windows Mobile gadget with a Herald skin)? Would that only be for the privileged few or available to all? I've had a search around but can't find anything like it.

  • Anonymous
    February 02, 2007
    Windows + X Mobile center WinDows + U Ease Of Access Center Windows + T Taskbar Windows + G Gadget ... I come form VietNam, i very like Windows Vista Do you have "Vista Quiz","Microsoft Quiz", i need it. Please send mail to me: vuonganh172003@gmail.com Thank you very much

  • Anonymous
    February 02, 2007
    Windows + X Mobile center WinDows + U Ease Of Access Center Windows + T Taskbar Windows + G Gadget ... I come form VietNam, i very like Windows Vista Do you have "Vista Quiz","Microsoft Quiz", i need it. Please send mail to me: vuonganh172003@gmail.com Thank you very much

  • Anonymous
    August 21, 2007
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  • Anonymous
    September 24, 2007
    How can I get the skin on my sidebar to be transparent to my desktop. Thanks John Flynn

  • Anonymous
    January 07, 2008
    I can't get my windows sidebar to work. it tells me that I need permission by the administrator; but I am the administator, and the only person who uses the PC. many thanks.

  • Anonymous
    September 15, 2008
    the windows + space doesnt work to bring the sidebar to front. any ideas? Thanks

  • Anonymous
    April 29, 2009
    Like John Flynn, my sidebar is not transparent.  When I first recieved the laptop from Dell, it was.  After the first WUS, it changed to grey.  How can I make it transparent again.  BTW, I tried the opacity options for each of the gadgets, that didn't work. Thanks, Jeff Hatchett