Guys the keyboard combination of Alt + Tab has been an easy switch between open windows without touching your mouse . When you press Tab while holding down the Alt key , a floating palette displays the icons of running programs . Keep holding down the Alt key and each time you press Tab again , you highlight the next icon . When you release the keys , the highlighted program jumps to the front so you can work with it . This keyboard shortcut works with all versions of Windows .
Tricks with Alt + Tab :
Add Shift to move backward .
Add the Ctrl key to lock the display , so you don't have to keep the Alt key held down . Just tab to the icon you want , then press Spacebar or Enter to select the active icon .
Here's one of the handiest ways to use this shortcut : If you just tap Alt + Tab without holding down the Alt key , you get an effect that's often even more useful . You jump back and forth between the last two windows you've had open . It's great when , for example , you're copying information from one window to another .
Windows Aero Flip 3D This Windows trick works with Windows 7 or Windows Vista but not in Windows XP . If your computer can run Aero ( the default interface with see-through windows ) , you can use Flip 3D , a sort of 3D version of the Alt + Tab shortcut . With this
shortcut , Windows shrinks all program windows so they all fit on the screen . You flip through them in a stack of 3D screens to find the window you want .
How to activate Flip 3D :
Press the Windows Logo key + Tab to "Flip" between the open windows .
If you keep your finger on the Windows Logo key , you will see a 3-dimensional display of your open windows .
Next , navigate through the deck of windows with one of these techniques :
Tap the Tab key repeatedly . Add the Shift key to move backward through the stack . When the window you want is in front , release the key . The 3-D stack vanishes , and the important window appears before you at full size .
Turn your mouse's scroll wheel toward you . Roll it away to move backward .
Persistent 3D Flip
Windows 7 also includes a variation of Aero Flip called Persistent 3D Flip . This is a handy shortcut which eliminates the need to keep holding down keys .
use Persistent 3D Flip :
Press the Windows Logo key + Ctrl + Tab or press the Flip 3D key on your keyboard if it has one ( with 3 layered rectangles/windows ) . Not surprising , you'll find this key on many Microsoft brand keyboards .
Release the Windows Logo key and Ctrl and the Flip choices stay in place .
To flip through the open windows without having to hold down any keys : Use the arrow keys , or press Tab to navigate through each window , or use your mouse's scroll wheel .
Press Enter or the Esc key to maximize the selected window .