Take control of your desktop
 Personalize it. Set up your Windows 7 desktop
background to shuffle through your favorite images.
Right-click your desktop, click Personalize, and then click
Desktop Background. Select the Shuffle check box, and
then select the images you want to shuffle through.
 Shake things up. Windows 7 Aero Shake clears the
inactive windows from your desktop. Rest your mouse
pointer over the window title bar, click, and shake the
window from side to side. Repeat the procedure to
shake everything back into view.
 Windows 7 Aero Peek. Click the small rectangle in the
lower-right corner (or Windows logo key + SPACEBAR) to
peek at the icons and gadgets on your desktop.
 Get a grip on your gadgets: With Windows 7, gadgets
are easier to manage and use. Position them anywhere
on the desktop, and resize them to your heart’s content.
They’ll snap in place at the edge of the screen. To
change gadget options, right-click on the desktop and
select Gadgets.
 Favorite pin-ups. Pin the folders you use most onto
your taskbar. Simply hold your mouse over the folder,
right-click, and drag the folder onto the taskbar for easy
access.
 Clean up your taskbar. Just right-click any icon on the
taskbar, and click Unpin this program from the taskbar.
 Come to order. To auto-arrange your desktop icons
according to your default settings, press and hold the F5
key. Windows 7 immediately restores order.
 It’s a stick-up. Put your sticky notes right on your
Windows 7 desktop. On the Start menu, click All
Programs > Accessories > Sticky Notes. Right-click the
note to change its color, or click the PLUS SIGN to create
another note.
 Kill the clutter. Press Windows logo key + HOME to
minimize all inactive windows. Press Windows logo key +
HOME again to restore the windows when you want
them.