Microsoft

Windows 7
Quick Reference Card
Windows Explorer Keystroke shortcuts
General
Start menu < >
My Computer < > + <E>
Create new folder <Ctrl> + <Shift>
+ <N>
Zoom < > + <+>
Connect to projector < > + <P>
Flip 3D < > + <Tab>
Window management
Peek at the desktop < > + <Space>
Show/Hide desktop < > + <D>
Minimize all windows < > + <M>
Minimize other < >+<Home>
windows
Maximize < > + >
Minimize/Restore < > + >
Dock to left < > + < >
Dock to right < > + < >
Jump to left monitor < > + <Shift>
+ < >
Jump to right monitor < > + <Shift>
+ < >
Show/Hide <Alt> + <P>
Preview Pane
Bring all gadgets < > + <G>
to the front
Taskbar
Cycle through icons < > + <T>
Open new instance <Shift> + click
Launch program < > + <1-9>
(# corresponds to pin order)
To Search for a File or Program on the
Computer: C||c| ||o Start ou||ou, o| p|oss < >,
aud |ypo a |oyWo|d |o| ||o |||o o| p|og|ar. Soa|c|
|osu||s a|o d|sp|ayod |u ||o rouu.
To Search for a File in a Folder or
Library: 0pou ||o |o|do| o| ||o|a|y you Wau| |o
soa|c|. C||c| ||o Search box |u ||o uppo| ||g||
co|uo| o| ||o W|udoW aud ou|o| |oyWo|d(s} |o| ||o
|||o you Wau| |o ||ud.
To Add a Search Filter: A||o| ou|o||ug
|oyWo|ds |u ||o Soa|c| oox, so|oc| a ||||o| ||or ||o
||s| ||a| appoa|s.
To Add a Folder to a Library: 0pou ||o
||o|a|y aud c||c| ||o |ocat|ons ||u|. C||c| ||o Add
ou||ou. So|oc| ||o |o|do| aud c||c| |nc|ude fo|der.
To Create a New Library: 0pou Corpu|o|
aud so|oc| L|brar|es |u ||o Nav|ga||ou pauo. C||c|
||o New ||brary ou||ou ou ||o |oo|oa|. Eu|o| a uaro
|o| ||o ||o|a|y p|oss <Enter>. louo|oc||c| ||o ||o|a|y
aud so|oc| ||o |o|do|s you Wau| |o |uc|udo.
To Change How Items are Displayed:
C||c| ||o 0hange your v|ew ou||ou ||s| a||oW
ou ||o |oo|oa| aud so|oc| a v|oW.
To Change Window Layout: C||c| ||o
0rgan|ze ou||ou ou ||o |oo|oa|, po|u| |o Layout, aud
so|oc| a |ayou| op||ou.
To Create a Folder: C||c| ||o New Fo|der
ou||ou ou ||o |oo|oa|. Typo a uaro |o| ||o |o|do| aud
p|oss <Enter>.
To Use the Address Bar to Navigate:
C||c| a |oca||ou ou ||o Add|oss oa| |o go |o v|oW || |u
||o W|udoW. C||c| a |oca||ou's ||s| a||oW |o v|oW aud
opou suo|o|do|s W||||u ||o |oca||ou.
To Preview a File: C||c| ||o Prev|ew Pane
ou||ou ou ||o |oo|oa| o| p|oss <A|t> + <P>. So|oc|
||o |||o you Wau| |o p|ov|oW.
To View a File or Folders Properties:
So|oc| ||o |||o o| |o|do| aud v|oW p|opo|||os |u ||o
lo|a||s pauo.
Windows Taskbar
Search box
Enter keywords to
search the folder.
Details pane
Displays details
about selected files.
Title bar
Click and drag to
move the window.
Toolbar
Displays buttons
and menus for
common
commands.
Navigation Pane
Provides quick
navigation to
folders and files.
Browse to favorite
locations, libraries,
homegroups,
Computer, and the
network.
Address bar
Displays the location of the
folder that is currently open.
Notification area: The Action Center, clock, and
other system icons are located here.
Window preview:
Point to the program
icon on the taskbar.
Click a preview
thumbnail to view
the window.
Start button:
Opens the Start menu.
Program icon: Click to open the program.
Rearrange icons by clicking and dragging.
Show Desktop button:
Point or click here to
make open windows
invisible.
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Aero Jump Lists
To See Through Windows with Aero Peek: lo|u| |o ||o Show
0esktop ou||ou ou ||o ||g|| odgo o| ||o |as|oa| o| p|oss < > + <Space>.
To View Open Windows with Aero Peek: lo|u| |o ||o p|og|ar
|cou ou ||o |as|oa| ||a| cou|a|us ||o |||o o| W|udoW you Wau| |o v|oW. C||c| ||o
||uroua|| p|ov|oW |o v|oW ||o W|udoW.
To Minimize Other Windows with Aero Shake: C||c| aud d|ag a
W|udoW's ||||o oa| qu|c||y ||or s|do |o s|do. 0|, p|oss < > + <home>.
To Compare Windows Side by Side with Aero Snap: C||c| aud
d|ag a W|udoW's ||||o oa| |o ||o ||g|| s|do o| ||o sc|oou, aud d|ag ||o o||o|
W|udoW |o ||o |o|| s|do o| ||o sc|oou. 0|, p|oss < > + < > aud
< > + < >.
To Maximize an Open Window with Aero Snap: C||c| aud d|ag
||o W|udoW's ||||o oa| |o ||o |op o| ||o sc|oou o|, d|ag ||o oo||or oo|do| o| ||o
W|udoW doWu |o ||o |as|oa|. 0|, p|oss < > + < >.
To Flip through Windows with Flip 3D: l|oss < > + <Tab>,
cou||uuo |o |o|d doWu ||o < > |oy W|||o p|oss|ug Tao |o sc|o|| |||oug|
||o opou W|udoWs.
Personalization
To Personalize Windows 7 Appearance and Sounds:
R|g||c||c| ||o dos||op aud so|oc| Persona||ze. T|o lo|soua||za||ou W|udoW
appoa|s. C||c| ||o app|op||a|o ||u|s |o po|soua||zo ||oso so|||ugs:
Themes - C|augo rouus, |cous, oac|g|ouuds aud souuds a|| a| ouco.
0esktop ackground - C|ooso ou||||u co|o|s aud p|c|u|os, o| uso you| oWu.
So|oc| ro|o ||au ouo p|c|u|o |o s|a|| a s||do s|oW.
w|ndow 0o|or - C|augo W|udoW co|o| aud ||auspa|oucy.
Sounds - C|augo W||c| souuds p|ay W|ou you po||o|r d|||o|ou| |as|s.
Screen Savers - Adjus| W|a| || d|sp|ays aud W|ou || appoa|s.
0esktop |cons - Add |cous |o ||o dos||op, suc| as Corpu|o| aud No|Wo||.
Vouse Po|nters - C|augo |oW ||o po|u|o| |oo|s aud ac|s, |ovo|so ou||ous.
Maintenance
To Defragment your Hard Disk: 0pou ||o Corpu|o| W|udoW (c||c|
||o Start ou||ou aud so|oc| 0omputer}. R|g||c||c| ||o d|s| you Wau| |o
do||agrou| aud so|oc| Propert|es ||or ||o cou|ox|ua| rouu. C||c| ||o Too|s
|ao aud c||c| ||o 0efragment now ou||ou.
To Use Disk Cleanup to Free Space on Your Hard Drive:
0pou ||o Corpu|o| W|udoW (c||c| ||o Start ou||ou aud so|oc| 0omputer},
||g||c||c| ||o |a|d d|s|, so|oc| Propert|es ||or ||o cou|ox|ua| rouu aud c||c|
||o 0|sk 0|eanup ou||ou.
To Uninstall a Program: C||c| ||o Start ou||ou aud so|oc| 0ontro|
Pane|. C||c| ||o Un|nsta|| a program ||u| uudo| l|og|ars. So|oc| ||o
p|og|ar you W|s| |o uu|us|a|| ||or you| corpu|o|, aud c||c| ||o Un|nsta||
ou||ou ou ||o |oo|oa|.
1urp l|s|s a|o qu|c| s|o||cu|s |o |||os aud corrauds ||a| a p|og|ar usos
||oquou||y. T|o ||ors ||a| appoa| |u a jurp ||s| c|augo acco|d|ug |o ||o
p|og|ar so|oc|od. Fo| oxarp|o, lu|o|uo| Exp|o|o| d|sp|ays ||oquou||y v|s||od
pagos, V|c|oso|| wo|d d|sp|ays ||oquou||y opouod docurou|s.
To View a Jump List: R|g||c||c| au |cou ou ||o w|udoWs 1 |as|oa|. 0|,
c||c| ||o ||st arrow uox| |o a p|og|ar |cou |u ||o S|a|| rouu.
To Pin a Program to the Taskbar: 0pou ||o p|og|ar you Wau| |o
p|u, ||g||c||c| ||o p|og|ar |cou ou ||o |as|oa| aud so|oc| P|n th|s program
to taskbar ||or ||o jurp ||s|.
To Pin an Item to the Jump List: v|oW ||o p|og|ar jurp ||s|. R|g||
c||c| ||o ||or you Wau| |o p|u aud so|oc| P|n to th|s ||st. 0|, po|u| |o au ||or
ou ||o jurp ||s| aud c||c| ||o P|n to th|s ||st ou||ou.
To Remove an Item from the Jump List: v|oW ||o p|og|ar jurp
||s|. R|g||c||c| au ||or ||a| appoa|s |u ||o jurp ||s| aud so|oc| Remove from
th|s ||st ||or ||o cou|ox|ua| rouu.
Gadgets
To Add Gadgets to the Desktop: R|g||c||c| ||o dos||op aud so|oc|
0adgets ||or ||o cou|ox|ua| rouu. louo|oc||c| ||o gadgo| you Wau| |o add
|o ||o dos||op.
To View Gadgets: l|oss < > + <0>. T|o gadgo|s ou you| dos||op
appoa| ou |op o| ||o W|udoWs ||a| a|o opou.
To Remove a Gadget from the Desktop: lo|u| |o a gadgo| aud
c||c| ||o 0|ose ou||ou ||a| appoa|s.
To Download New Gadgets: R|g||c||c| ||o dos||op aud so|oc|
0adgets ||or ||o cou|ox|ua| rouu. C||c| ||o 0et more gadgets on||ne ||u|
a| ||o oo||or o| ||o W|udoW, c||c| ||o los||op gadgo|s |ao, aud c||c| ||o
0own|oad ou||ou |o| ||o gadgo| you Wau| |o add.
To View a Gadgets Options: lo|u| a| ||o gadgo|, ||ou c||c| ||o
0pt|ons ou||ou |o v|oW aud c|augo so|||ugs |o| ||a| gadgo|.
HomeGroup
To Join a Homegroup: 8o|o|o you oog|u, ra|o su|o you |avo ||o
|orog|oup passWo|d. C||c| ||o Start ou||ou aud so|oc| 0ontro| Pane|. C||c|
||o Network and |nternet ||u|. C||c| ||o home0roup ||u| aud c||c| Jo|n
Now. Corp|o|o ||o W|za|d aud ou|o| ||o |orog|oup passWo|d as p|orp|od.
To Create a Homegroup: C||c| ||o Start ou||ou aud so|oc| 0ontro|
Pane|. C||c| ||o Network and |nternet ||u|. C||c| ||o home0roup ||u| aud
c||c| 0reate a homegroup. Corp|o|o ||o W|za|d |o c|oa|o ||o |orog|oup.
Aero Peek makes open
windows invisible so you
can view the gadgets and
icons on the desktop.
Right-click an icon
on the taskbar
to view the jump list
for the program.
Items at the top of
the list are pinned to
the programs
jump list.
The Frequent
section displays
files or pages that
have been
frequently used.
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