We covered the Windows key previously. If you hold that key down and then press the “d” key, you’ll see the desktop. Press Windows+D again and your application windows will reappear.
Note: Some people like the Windows+M shortcut, which minimizes all applications. Windows+D and Windows+M are very similar, but I prefer Windows+D because it’s a toggle and because not every application can be minimized. So Windows+D is just a little bit more generally useful.
ctrl+d works with dual monitors but control+m doesn’t.
ctrl+m on dual monitor only minimizes the primary window.
I think Cadoo means “Windows key” instead of control there.
We’ll cover Ctrl+D and Ctrl+M in future tips, since they have different meanings in different programs.
CTRL+D=Bookmark in IE
CTRL+W= Close Window
CTRL+M=nothing lol
When i pressing a windows+d system is directly shutdown
CRTL+ D= Bookmark in Firefox
CRTL+ W = Closes current tab in Firefox [a nice find]
We covered Ctrl+W: Close Window on June 18th:
http://www.zeigen.com/shortcuts/2007/04/06/close-window/
We covered Ctrl+D: Bookmark on March 30th:
http://www.zeigen.com/shortcuts/2007/03/30/bookmark/
Ctrl+D can also mean Insert Duplicate Slide in PowerPoint:
http://www.zeigen.com/shortcuts/2007/07/05/duplicate-slide/
Ctrl+D can also mean Fill Down in Excel:
http://www.zeigen.com/shortcuts/2007/07/12/fill/
Ctrl+M can mean the same thing as pressing the Enter key in some apps, such as Notepad.
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