windows 7 aero snap/aero peek/aero shake and windows flip 3d 1

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Windows 7

Aero Snap/Aero Peek/Aero ShakeAnd

Windows Flip 3D

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Create two MS Word 2007 documents• Open MS Word 2007• Type, This is a test• Save the file to the desktop• Name the file, Test1• Open a new document• Type, This is another test• Save the file to the desktop• Name the file, Test2• Close the fileWe will use these files later

If you have already created the MS Word files, Test1 and Test2, you should skip this step

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Aero SnapAutomatically resizes the window when the mouse pointer

reaches the right, left, or the top of the screen

1. Open Test1 file2. Point to the title bar, click and hold down the

left mouse button while dragging the window to the far right of the screen

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Notice how the window “snaps” to the right side of the screen.

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Another feature of Aero Snap

1. Click on the title bar and drag the window down a small distance.

2. Click on the title bar and drag the window to the very top of the screen.• This will maximize your window• You can also double click on the title bar to maximize the

window

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Aero ShakeAutomatically minimizes all open windows except for the Active Window

1. Aero Snap the Test1 file to the right side of the screen2. Open Test2 file and Aero Snap it to the left side of the screen3. Point to the title bar of the Test2 file, click and hold down

the left mouse button and shake the mouse.

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Notice the active window (Test2) is now the only window showing on the desktop

If you shake the title bar of Test2 all of the minimized windows will again display on the screen

Close the Test1 and Test2 file

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Windows 7 Flip 3D• Windows 7 flip 3D renders 3D thumbnail images of the exact

contents of your open windows. You can flip through the opened items on your desktop and you can click on the item to make the window active.

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1. Press and hold down the Windows Start Key

2. Press the Tab Key to display the open itemsYou can press and depress the tab key to flip through the open items.

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1. Press and hold down the Alt Key

2. Press the Tab Key to display the open itemsYou can press and depress the tab key to flip through the open items.