If there is one thing you can say about Windows users it is that we love our tips and hints. Nothing gets our juices flowing faster that a good cup of coffee and a list of new tweaks to try out.
Well in that spirit the WindowsVJ blog has put together a 5.8 MB tome of Windows 7 tips and hints for you to download. So if you’re in the market to spend some time tweak that new install of Windows 7 then this might be just the e-book to get you started.
Starting today I’m going to be a round up of tips that I find for Windows 7 as I wander around the web. Depending on the number of them I find the round up will be daily or every couple of days if things are a little slow on the tip front. The majority of them will most likely be via Twitter but regardless I will always try to give credit where credit is due. On the off chance I don’t and I share one of your tips just email me and I will correct the error.
On to today’s tips
via @MSWindows on Twitter – you can drag items from a jump list into Outlook as an attachment.
via @devmonster on Twitter – you can drag notification icons off the task bar to hide them.
via @MSWindows on Twitter – speed up Windows 7’s already better boot up time with these tips – http://bit.ly/win7tip-bootup
via @mattvogt on Twitter – drag any file to a pinned program on the task bar to have it open the file from its jump list
As a follow-up to my previous Win 7 Tips post of keyboard shortcuts comes this one for Windows Media Player courtesy of the Windows Team blog.
The following keyboard shortcuts can be used for a variety of activities in Windows Media Player including switching to Player Mode, adjusting the display of the Album Art in the list view or turn the shuffle play on or off.
Note: these only work for Windows Media Player in Windows 7
Enjoy.
| Shortcut | Action | State |
| Ctrl + 1 | Switches to library mode | From any mode |
| Ctrl + 2 | Switches to skin mode | From any mode |
| Ctrl + 3 | Switches to player mode | From any mode except full screen |
| Ctrl + 7 | Add to Play | In library mode |
| Ctrl + 8 | Add to Burn | In library mode |
| Ctrl + 9 | Add to Sync | In library mode |
| Ctrl + A | Selects everything in a list | In the library or list |
| Ctrl + B | Previous (Item or Chapter) | With content playing |
| Ctrl + E | Focus on Search text box and switch to library mode if not there | |
| Ctrl + F | Next (Item or Chapter) | With content playing |
| Ctrl + H | Turn on/off shuffle mode | |
| Ctrl + J | Eject | In any mode |
| Ctrl + M | Toggle menu bar in library | In any mode |
| Ctrl + N | Create playlist | In library mode |
| Ctrl + O | Shows Open Dialog | In any mode |
| Ctrl + P | Play/Pause Toggle | With content queued up |
| Ctrl + Q | Adds selected track to open list | Default is Play list |
| Ctrl + S | Stops Playback | With content playing |
| Ctrl + T | Turn on/off repeat mode | In any mode |
| Ctrl + U | Shows Open URL Dialog | In any mode |
| Ctrl + W | Stops playback | With content playing or paused |
| Ctrl + Shift + B | Rewinds playing content | With DVD playing |
| Ctrl + Shift + C | Caption On/Off Toggle | Playing content which has captions |
| Ctrl + Shift + F | Fast forwards playing content | With content playing |
| Ctrl + Shift + G | Play Speed Fast | With content playing |
| Ctrl + Shift + N | Play Speed Normal | With content playing |
| Ctrl + Shift + S | Play Speed Slow | With content playing |
| Ctrl + Right Arrow | Next playlist in playlist history | Focus not on Seek bar |
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Ctrl + Left Arrow |
Previous playlist in playlist history | Focus not on Seek bar |
| Ctrl + Right Arrow | Skip forward (large increment) | Focus on Seek bar |
| Ctrl + Left Arrow | Skip backward (large increment) | Focus on Seek bar |
| Shift + Right Arrow | Skip forward (small increment) | Focus on Seek bar |
| Shift + Left Arrow | Skip backward (small increment) | Focus on Seek bar |
| Right Arrow | Skip forward | Focus on Seek bar |
| Left Arrow | Skip backward | Focus on Seek bar |
| Ctrl + Click |
Resize player to image |
In Now Playing mode |
| Escape | Return to Now Playing | Full Screen Mode |
| F1 | Opens Help file |
In any mode |
| F2 | Edit meta data column | In library mode with an item selected |
| F4 | Switch view mode | In library mode, focus in list view |
| F5 | Refresh screen | Focus on library or in online services |
| F6 | Increases album art | Focus in list view |
| Shift + F6 | Decreases album art | Focus in list view |
| F7 | >Mutes sound | In any mode |
| F8 | Decrease sound volume | In any mode |
| F9 | Increases sound volume | In any mode |
| F10 | Show menu bar in library | From any mode |
| Shift + F10 | Context menu shortcut | In any mode |
| Alt + 1 | Video Size 50% | In Now Playing or skin mode, with a video playing |
| Alt + 2 | Video Size 100% | In Now Playing or skin mode, with a video playing |
| Alt + 3 | Video Size 200% | In Now Playing or skin mode, with a video playing |
| Alt + Enter | Full Screen Toggle | In Now Playing, skin, or full screen mode |
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