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Tip 1: Shuffling Through Program Windows.Tip 2:Managing Your Windows.

Tip 3: Project Your Display With Ease.Tip 4:Multi-Monitor Window Management.

Tip 5:Aero Peek Your Desktop.Tip 6:Live Clutter-Free.Tip 7:Help the Help Desk Help You.

1Shuffling Through Program Windows. If youre running a number of filesfrom the same program, such as multiple documents in Microsoft Word,

Windows 7 allows you to switch through these windows with ease.

Simply press down on the Ctrl key while clicking the icon from the taskbar.

Each click will change the window to the next in the sequence, in the order that

you opened them.

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Managing Your Windows. Windows 7 simplifies document and program

management by allowing you to dock a window or manipulate its size with

one mouse maneuver or a simple keystroke. To dock your window on one half

of the screen, drag it to the left or right and it will change its size to fit that half

of the screen. To manipulate the vertical size of a window, drag the window to the

top to maximize it, or double-click the windows top or bottom border to maximize

it vertically while keeping the same width.

You can also perform all of these functions with keystrokes:

+Left Arrow and +Right Arrow dock to half the screen

+Up Arrow and + Down Arrow maximize and minimize

+Shift+Up Arrow and +Shift+Down Arrow maximize

and restore vertical size.

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Project Your Display With Ease. Plugging in a projector and projecting your display

is a snap with the Windows 7 driver display utility, displayswitch.exe. Simply hit

+P to display the following easy-to-navigate pop-up window:

By hitting your arrow keys (or +P) you can switch through multiple display

settings, such as clone, extend or external only.

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Multi-Monitor Window Management. Windows 7 makes usingmultiple monitors as convenient as it should be. When youre workingin multi-monitors, use the keyboard shortcuts +Shift+Left Arrow and +Shift+Right Arrow to toggle between monitors. The new windowwill keep its relative position to the top-left origin of the original.

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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 +Space performs the same function.

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Help the Help Desk Help You. Solving problems unique to a machine can be

an arduous task for both the end-user and the help desk. Thats why Windows 7

introduces the Problem Steps Recorder, a screen-capture tool that allows the

end-user to record the problems theyre having step-by-step. Its as simple as

hitting record then adding in comments as needed. A HTML-based file is

converted to a .ZIP folder, which is easily passed on to the help desk.

The program is accessible from the Control Panel under Record steps to

reproduce a problem or run psr.exe from Explorer.

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Live Clutter-Free. We live with enough clutter in our lives. Windows 7 gets rid

of all the superfluous windows behind your active window. Just hit +Home tominimize all inactive windows. To restore the windows when youd like them, just

press +Home again.

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Tip 1: Put a Pin Up of the Folders You Use Most.Tip 2: Double-Up Your Windows.

Tip 3: Clear, Crisp DisplayIts In Your Control. Tip 4: Order and Reason for Your Taskbar.

Tip 5:Taskbar Traversing.Tip 6: BitLocker To Go Protection.

Tip 7: Your Own Personal Help Desk: Windows Troubleshooting Platform.

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Put a Pin Up of the Folders You Use Most . Windows 7 allows you to pin

up the folders you use most on your taskbar. Simply hold your mouse over the

favorite folder, right click , and drag it onto the taskbar. Windows 7 automatically

pins itself to the Explorer Jump List. To open the folder, right click on the Explorer

icon and select the folder you want.

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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.

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Clear, Crisp DisplayIts In Your Control. Windows 7 makes it easy for you to

adjust your display settings, making text and images easier to view in all the

various locations where you work on your computer. Your laptop display may

look fine at work but a little dark at home. Adjust the text and image settings

easily with two snappy applets: ClearType Text Tuning and Display Color Calibra-

tion. Run cttune.exe and dccw.exe, or look them up in the Control Panel.

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Order and Reason for Your Taskbar. You can decide the order thatyour icons show up in your taskbar by simply dragging them to theorder you desire. And for the first five icons, you can launch them witha simple keystroke: Any of the first five icons can be opened by pressing

+1, +2, etc.

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Taskbar Traversing. While were on the subject of taskbar shortcuts, use +T to

shift your attention to the taskbar. Your machine will make its active screen your

taskbar menu, and you can use the arrow keys to select the application youre

interested in. Just hit Enter to launch it. Naturally, to exit this trick, press Esc.

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Your Own Personal Help Desk: Windows Troubleshooting Platform.

Weve all experienced minor issues like Windows Aero not displaying or sound

controls not functioning. Dont get stuck in the mud just because your computer

seems to be. Windows 7 can save you from having to bite the bullet and call the

help desk for every problem that comes up, thanks to the new Windows Trouble-

shooting Platform. Its easily accessed by typing fix or Troubleshoot in the

Start Menu. A list of Windows Troubleshooting Packs allows you to choose from

what might be giving you trouble, and the troubleshooter will faithfully attempt

to clear up the problem.

BitLocker To Go Protection. BitLocker has become a saving grace when it

comes to increased laptop security. Windows 7 has taken security even farther

with its BitLocker To GoTM feature, which allows you to encrypt removable USB

devices and external disks. To enable BitLocker or BitLocker To Go, right click the

drive in Windows Explorer and select Turn on BitLocker This can also be

managed centrally via Group Policy, so IT administrators can require the USB

drive be encrypted before files can be written to it.

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Change the Scenery. Windows 7 allows you to personalize your desktopbackground to suit your many moods with a new shuffle feature for your desktop.You can program your desktop background to shuffle through your favorite imagesand 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 asyou like. Make sure you check the Shuffle box, and choose how often youd likeyour images to shuffle. Its a simple way to keep your desktop looking fresh and fun.

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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 Scientificmodes, but also in Programmer and Statistics modes. And thats not all! Ever needconversion 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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Smart Printing. Windows 7 allows for several default printers in several locations.Your computer will choose the correct printer for where you are. No need to reset yourdefault or remember what the printer name is; Windows 7 will figure out whetheryoure at home or at work with Location Aware Printing.

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Shake It Up. Remember the Etch-a-Sketch where you would shake it to make thingsdisappear? Windows 7 uses the same shake concept to help you manage your windows.

Windows 7 AeroShake allows you to clear the inactive windows from your desktop byshaking over the window youre working. Hover your mouse over the title bar of youractive window, left-click and shake from side to side, and all your inactive windows will

disappear. To bring them back, repeat the procedure and shake everything back intoview.

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Clean Your Desktop! And Order It Too. Youve always been able to auto-arrange your

desktop icons by right-clicking on the desktop and choosing Sort By. Now Windows 7makes it even easier. To auto-arrange the desktop icons according to your defaultsettings, simply press and hold F5. Order is instantly accomplished.

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Right-Click Mania. In Windows 7, right-clicking may just be your secret friend. There are

many ways the right-click can simplify your computing experience. Here are just a few:a. Right-click any empty spot in your desktop, and you have the control to change

the screen resolution.

b. Right-click any of the icons in the Taskbar to Unpin this program from the

Taskbar.

c. Last but not least, right-click the Taskbar Explorer icon to access your most

frequently used folders.

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Unveil Your Hidden Drives. Want to see the drives that arent currently in use when youopen My Computer? To display empty drives, click Computer Alt to see the toolbar

Tools Folder Options View (tab) Uncheck Hide empty drives in the Computer folder.And they magically appear!

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