Windows 7 For Dummies
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While working in Windows 7, you may end up with a screen overflowing with open windows. Organize those open windows in Windows 7 by using the hints in this table:

To Do This . . . Do This . . .
See a list of all open windows Look at the names on the taskbar along the screen’s bottom.
Move from one window to another window Press Alt+Tab+Tab or click the window’s name on the taskbar.
Tile the windows across the screen Click the taskbar’s clock with the right mouse button and click Show Windows Stacked, or Show Windows Side by Side.
Cascade the windows across the screen Click the taskbar’s clock with the right mouse button and then click Cascade Windows.
Shrink all open windows Click the Show Desktop icon at the taskbar’s far right edge.
Make a window fill the screen Double-click the title bar along its top edge. Or, shake the window violently with the mouse.

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