Arrow Keys and Windows 7
Posted: November 18, 2011 Filed under: Microsoft Windows | Tags: cursor arrows, Windows 7 Leave a comment »
You can easily use cursor arrows to manipulate open windows in Windows 7 with these simple steps:
Hold your Windows key ( the Windows key is the one located between your Ctrl and Alt keys on your keyboard and has the Windows logo on it).
- Windows Key + Left Arrow – Snaps the current window towards the left side of the screen.
- Windows Key + Right Arrow – Snaps the current window towards the right side of the screen.
- Windows Key + Up – Maximizes the current Window.
- Windows Key + Down – Minimises the current Window. Once the window is minimized, you need to click on it again if you want to access it.
Remove Programs from Start List
Posted: September 20, 2011 Filed under: Microsoft Windows | Tags: Start Menu, Windows 7 1 Comment »Do you like to have complete control over how your Start menu looks in Windows 7 and find there are programs on it that you prefer not see?
All you need to do is click your Start button, then right-click the Start menu program you no longer want displayed and then select Remove from this list from the pop out choices.
If you want a program back on the Start List, remember it is as easy as browsing through your programs, right-clicking on the required one and selecting Pin to Start Menu to put it back on your list
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Alt & Tab: The Fast Way to Scroll Through Open Windows
Posted: August 24, 2011 Filed under: Firefox, Microsoft Windows, Windows | Tags: Firefox, Internet Explorer, Mozilla, Windows, Windows 7 2 Comments »
While this is an oldie but a goodie, not everyone is aware of the delights of using they keys Alt & Tab.
Say you have many different programs running on your PC at the same time. You might have email (plus a number of open messages) running, a Web browser window open (even two different types at once, say Internet Explorer as well as Firefox), a Word document or two and perhaps ITunes playing your favorite song for good measure.
With all of that going action the easy way to move between all those open windows is to hold down the Alt key and start pressing the Tab key.
Each press of the Tab key moves you across to the next open window. When you land on the one you want simply let go of the Alt key.
When you want to swap programs/open window again, just repeat the process. It’s a simple you to keep track of everything you have running and easily juggle different tasks.
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Windows 7 Jump List
Posted: August 12, 2011 Filed under: Microsoft Windows | Tags: Jump List, Windows 7 1 Comment »
A ‘jump list’ refers to a way of quickly jumping (moving to and opening) a document or file that has been recently used. The only caveat is that the program under which the file lives is showing on the Taskbar. For example, you wish to jump to a Word document, so you could do it easily provided you have the Word Program icon showing on the Taskbar. Here’s how:
- Click on the program’s taskbar icon once, hold that click and slowly drag up.
- And there’s your jumplist for that program. For example if was the Word program icon you did the click and slow drag upwards on, you would see recent Word documents.
- Simply click on the file you wish to open and the job is done!
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Recycle Bin Properties
Posted: July 27, 2011 Filed under: Microsoft Windows | Tags: default Windows, Recycle Bin, safeguard, Windows 7 Leave a comment »
As a default Windows 7 insists on asking users if they are ‘Sure’ they want to move this file to the Recycle Bin. I think it is a good safeguard, however some people just find it annoying, as in ‘I know I do! Do it already!‘
To take off the delete confirmation and simply send files to thee Recycle Bin without having to confirm the action, do the following:
- Right-click on your Recycle Bin
- Select Properties.
- At the bottom of the window, un-check Display delete confirmation dialog.
- Close the window and that is the end of the message.
- Of course if you want it back again, repeat these steps, checking instead of unchecking.
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Using Two (Dual) Monitors
Posted: July 4, 2011 Filed under: Microsoft Windows | Tags: Dual monitors, Windows 7 Leave a comment »
I was writing notes last week on using Presenter View in PowerPoint (so that the presenter can view his or her speaker’s notes, while the audience sees the actual presentation). In order to test my notes I needed to install a second monitor. Can’t believe how easy Microsoft have made it-basically plug and play if you are using Windows 7, Vista or XP.
However if you would like a nicely written article to guide you through, this one from Microsoft themselves will do the trick: http://www.microsoft.com/athome/organization/twomonitors.aspx.
With two monitors up, you can easily drag windows/applications from one to another; so for example you can be working in Excel on one monitor and easily mouse click across to the other Window which might have Twitter, Facebook, Word or anything else you desire, open and ready to go. Have to say I’m loving it and will keep them both.
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Guest User with Windows 7
Posted: July 13, 2010 Filed under: Microsoft Windows | Tags: Windows 7 Leave a comment »Maybe you are having a house-guest, or maybe you want to grant one of your children access to your computer, but don’t want anything happening to your files. The solution is to enable your Windows 7 Guest Account.
- Click the Windows Start button.
- In the Search Box type “Guest Account” and press Enter.
- This will put you in the Manage Accounts window. Click the Guest user icon.
- Then click Turn On in the next window when it prompts you “Do you want to turn on the guest account?”
The guest account is now enabled. If you want to turn it back off, just repeat these steps!
Quick Windows Lock
Posted: June 30, 2010 Filed under: Microsoft Windows | Tags: lock PC, Windows 7 Leave a comment »Here’s a super-quick quick tip for everyone out there using Windows XP through Windows 7.
If you want to lock your computer the super quick way is to hold down the Windows Key and then press the letter L on the keyboard.
Voila! Your computer is locked!
(the Windows key sits between the Ctrl and Alt keys on the left side of the keyboard)
