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Can you use KB to move thru minimized windows?

Discussion in 'Windows XP' started by robls99, 2007/02/06.

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    robls99 Lifetime Subscription

    robls99 Well-Known Member Thread Starter

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    I know you can use Alt+Tab to toggle between two windows but say, you have 3-4 minimized windows, is there any KB combo to move between all the minimized windows?
     
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    Steve R Jones

    Steve R Jones SuperGeek Staff

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    Inquiring minds would like to know why you'd want to do this?
     

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    goddez1

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    Hi robls99,
    Please don't let the following draw your attention away from Steve's question above^. He may have an alternative to what ever it is your doing.

    alt tab is "task switcher ". I can toggle between multiple tasks just by holding down the alt and ticking the tab which shuffles between all. Not sure if theres a limit but it's more than two.

    Did notice this xp powertoy:
    Called task switcher which also offers a preview. I don't know what it does beyond it's discription but I thought I'd pass it along.
    http://64.233.167.104/search?q=cach...x+alt+tab&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=us&lr=lang_en

    And just to round this out, while I know there are many links and posts with "shortcut" howtos, in the Archives, here's another one to add to the list:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Table_of_keyboard_shortcuts
     
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    Zander

    Zander Geek Member Alumni

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    I'm with Ann on this one. I don't get it. Alt+Tab switches between all of the windows you have open. Not just two. :confused:
     
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    robls99 Well-Known Member Thread Starter

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    Thanks all.

    I have dual monitors with a stock market program on 1 side and a .jpg capture program on the other. Alt+Tab just swithches between those two and doesn't do anything to the addl. minimized windows.

    What I was looking for was a separate key combo that could jump; out and go up/down the several addl minimize windows (WordPad, other stock windows etc.) and then come back to my main setup per above.

    I guess it doesn't exist so I'll just continue using the mouse.

    PS: If I do click on one of the minimized windows, Alt+Tab just toggles between the new window and the last active one.
     
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    Arie

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    That's not the default behavior. ALT + TAB switches between ALL Windows on a system, no matter if they are minimized/maximized.
     
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