A Few More Windows 7 Tips

Posted by Elizabeth Goodman in Quick Tips Monday, September 13, 2010

If you have been following our blog post, I have been showing you some tips for Windows 7 and Office 2010. This time, I have compiled some more of the Windows 7 tips.

Aero Peek Your Desktop. A lesser-known versatile tool introduced with Windows 7 is the Windows Aero feature, Aero Peek. Just click the rectangle in the lower right hand corner of the task bar for quick access to your desktop. The keyboard shortcut Windows key +Space performs the same function.

Double-Up Your Windows. When working within an application, sometimes you just want more of a good thing. To open another window of the same application (assuming the app can run more than one instance), simply hold Shift and click the taskbar icon. You can also middle-click your third mouse button for the same result.

Change the Scenery. Windows 7 allows you to personalize your desktop background to suit your many moods with a new shuffle feature for your desktop. You can program your desktop background to shuffle through your favorite images and get a change of scenery as often as you like. To enable the shuffle feature, right click on your Desktop and select Personalize, then Desktop Background. Choose the folder where your favorite images or photos are stored and select as many as you like. Make sure you check the Shuffle box, and choose how often youd like your images to shuffle. Its a simple way to keep your desktop looking fresh and fun.

Crunch The Numbers. The new Windows 7 calculator is a number crunchers dream. New functionality allows the user to not only calculate in the Standard and Scientific modes, but also in Programmer and Statistics modes. And thats not all! Ever need conversion formulas for temperature, weight, area, or time? Finding the unit conversion option makes it a snap and takes all the work out of the users hands. There are even templates for gas mileage, lease estimations, and mortgage estimations.

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