Dunno if these are mentioned in Help or not. But holding down the Windows
key with the letters below does the following:
e - Opens Windows Explorer.
m - Minimizes all open windows.
l - Locks the computer.
d - Brings up the desktop (as far as I can tell, it's the same as what
happens with the m key).
g - Brings up your gadgets one by one (i.e., each time you click the key
combination). Note: I keep my gadgets detached from the sidebar, so I don't
know if it works the same way if your gadgets aren't detached.
f - Is for Find. It opens a search box.
r - Is for Run.
t - Is for toggle. It toggles the thumbnail view of tabs in the taskbar.
Let's say you have a photo open, Quicken, the browser and Windows Mail. You
will have tabs showing on the taskbar at the bottom. Each time you press t
while holding down the Windows key, the thumbnail view will toggle through
each tab. If there's one you want to maximize or bring to the front, hit the
enter key. I don't know if Aero has to be activated for this to work. I use
Aero.
"flotusocks" <flotusocks@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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>I recently accidentally pressed some combination of keys, and right now I'm
> not sure what I pressed--but it basically took 2 different-sized windows
> and
> put them right next to each other on the screen, of equal size and filling
> up
> the entire screen. It's something I could theoretically achieve through
> resizing the windows, but I was wondering if anyone knew what the exact
> combination is that quickly does this (and perhaps any other similar
> shortcuts that aren't mentioned in the Help guide).
>
> Thanks!