Windows 7 Tips and Tricks

Top Five Windows 7 Tips and Tricks

<p>You might have been using Windows for a long time without discovering some of the coolest tips about the operating system. Although many operating systems are there in market, there is still something about Windows that can never truly be taken over.p>
<p>For most of us, who have been using the OS for decades, it still signifies our first computer experience. It could be the sound that plays on the welcome screen that has something to do with it.p>
<p><span id="more-1322">span>Go on, admit it, you just did the tune on your head! Well, there are a few tips and tricks you ought to know about your Windows which will just make the experience better for you. Here are the top five, as we see it!p>
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<h3>1. Keyboard Shortcuts:h3>
<p>If you’ve been working on Windows Office, you’ll know just how indispensable the shortcuts are. Moving to the mouse all the time interrupts the work flow. There are too many cool shortcuts to mention, but here is a tip you must know. If you’re on Windows 7, you can create your own shortcut! Simply right-click the program icon for the program you want a shortcut for. Click on Properties, Shortcut, and Shortcut Key, and make your own!p>
<h3>2. Bookmark your most used files to Start:h3>
<p>Click on the folder you want to bookmark. Drag it to the Taskbar, making sure you drag to the Explorer icon. It is pinned, and with a simple click you can unpin it again!p>
<h3>3. Customize, customize, customize:h3>
<p>Because this is your computer we are talking about, you can make it look like how you want it to look. So use the customize feature to make it your own. You can customize at most anything, including the Power button, items in Jump Lists, the Start Menu and Wallpapers. Go to Start, click on Properties, and Customize away.p>
<h3>4. Search the web from Start:h3>
<p>Go to Start and run the program GPEDIT.MSC which is the Group Policy Editor. Click on User Configuration &gt; Administrative Templates &gt; Start Menu and Taskbar. An option shows to Add Search Internet, select it and there you have it!p>
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<h3>5. Zoom:h3>
<p>And now last, but not the least, an option which is common and you may perhaps already know but we cannot help mentioning just because it is so cool, the Zoom. Press CTRL and + to zoom into the page, and make the print larger. Use CTRL and – to zoom out. Great if you’ve left your glasses behind!p>