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  #1  
Old 05-03-2007, 12:54 PM
Robin McInnes
 
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Default Keyboard shortcut to minimize active window?

Hi.

Mind has gone temporarily blank. Can't think what the shortcut is that
does the same as clicking on the - button in top right of active window.

Can anyone help please?

TIA,
Robin
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Old 05-03-2007, 01:01 PM
justmirsk@gmail.com
 
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Default Re: Keyboard shortcut to minimize active window?

On May 3, 8:54 am, Robin McInnes <billyzonex-traf...@yahoo.co.uk>
wrote:
> Hi.
>
> Mind has gone temporarily blank. Can't think what the shortcut is that
> does the same as clicking on the - button in top right of active window.
>
> Can anyone help please?
>
> TIA,
> Robin


If I am thinking correctly you want to minimize all windows so you see
you desktop? If this is the case hold down the windows key and press
"D" Let me know if that is what you meant. Hope that helps!

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Old 05-03-2007, 01:08 PM
Robin McInnes
 
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Default Re: Keyboard shortcut to minimize active window?

justmirsk@gmail.com wrote:
> On May 3, 8:54 am, Robin McInnes <billyzonex-traf...@yahoo.co.uk>
> wrote:
>> Hi.
>>
>> Mind has gone temporarily blank. Can't think what the shortcut is that
>> does the same as clicking on the - button in top right of active window.
>>
>> Can anyone help please?
>>
>> TIA,
>> Robin

>
> If I am thinking correctly you want to minimize all windows so you see
> you desktop? If this is the case hold down the windows key and press
> "D" Let me know if that is what you meant. Hope that helps!
>

Hi, thanks for that. No, I'm just after minimizing the active one, (to
save having to touch-pad all the way up to the button at top right)
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Old 05-03-2007, 01:23 PM
Joe Grover
 
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Default Re: Keyboard shortcut to minimize active window?

Alt+Spacebar, then N

"Robin McInnes" <billyzonex-traffic@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Hi.
>
> Mind has gone temporarily blank. Can't think what the shortcut is that
> does the same as clicking on the - button in top right of active window.
>
> Can anyone help please?
>
> TIA,
> Robin


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Old 05-03-2007, 01:27 PM
justmirsk@gmail.com
 
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Default Re: Keyboard shortcut to minimize active window?

On May 3, 9:23 am, "Joe Grover" <grover....@acd.net> wrote:
> Alt+Spacebar, then N
>
> "Robin McInnes" <billyzonex-traf...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
>
> news:OTf8lIYjHHA.1244@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>
>
>
> > Hi.

>
> > Mind has gone temporarily blank. Can't think what the shortcut is that
> > does the same as clicking on the - button in top right of active window.

>
> > Can anyone help please?

>
> > TIA,
> > Robin- Hide quoted text -

>
> - Show quoted text -


That is great I did not know about that shortcut. Thanks!

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Old 05-03-2007, 01:49 PM
Robin McInnes
 
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Default Re: Keyboard shortcut to minimize active window?

Joe Grover wrote:
> Alt+Spacebar, then N
>
> "Robin McInnes" <billyzonex-traffic@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:OTf8lIYjHHA.1244@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> Hi.
>>
>> Mind has gone temporarily blank. Can't think what the shortcut is that
>> does the same as clicking on the - button in top right of active window.
>>
>> Can anyone help please?
>>
>> TIA,
>> Robin

>

Thanks Joe
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Old 05-03-2007, 02:00 PM
Elmo
 
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Default Re: Keyboard shortcut to minimize active window?

Robin McInnes wrote:
> justmirsk@gmail.com wrote:
>> On May 3, 8:54 am, Robin McInnes <billyzonex-traf...@yahoo.co.uk>
>> wrote:
>>> Hi.
>>>
>>> Mind has gone temporarily blank. Can't think what the shortcut is that
>>> does the same as clicking on the - button in top right of active window.
>>>
>>> Can anyone help please?
>>>
>>> TIA,
>>> Robin

>>
>> If I am thinking correctly you want to minimize all windows so you see
>> you desktop? If this is the case hold down the windows key and press
>> "D" Let me know if that is what you meant. Hope that helps!
>>

> Hi, thanks for that. No, I'm just after minimizing the active one, (to
> save having to touch-pad all the way up to the button at top right)


Alt/Spacebar followed by "N". The "N" works whether the Alt key is
depressed or not, so a quick Spacebar, "N" with the Alt key depressed
will work.

--
Joe =o)
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Old 05-03-2007, 02:10 PM
Tim Slattery
 
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Default Re: Keyboard shortcut to minimize active window?

Robin McInnes <billyzonex-traffic@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

>Hi, thanks for that. No, I'm just after minimizing the active one, (to
>save having to touch-pad all the way up to the button at top right)


Well...Alt+Spacebar makes the system menu (in the upper-left corner of
the window) appear. You can then use the arrow keys to move down the
menu to "Minimize", then press "Enter" to choose it. I don't know of
an actual keyboard shortcut.

--
Tim Slattery
MS MVP(DTS)
Slattery_T@bls.gov
http://members.cox.net/slatteryt
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