Keyboard Ninja: Pop Up the Vista Calendar
Everybody knows that you can pop up the system clock in Vista by just hovering the mouse over the clock. What you might not know is that you can also do the same thing with the keyboard.
Show the Date: Win+B, Left Arrow
Show the Calendar: Win+B, Left Arrow, Enter
Example:
First, hit Win+B and notice that the cursor is focused on the first icon.
Now hit the Left Arrow key and the cursor will be focused on the clock, which will cause it to pop up.
You can go one step further by hitting the Enter key to pop up the calendar.
Ahh, I love the keyboard.
The Geek is the founder of How-To Geek and a geek enthusiast. When he's not coming up with great how-to articles, he's probably writing at his personal blog. This article was written on 06/22/07 and tagged with: Windows Vista, Vista Tips & Tweaks, Keyboard Ninja
Nice one! I'll add that to my memory
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I have a keyboard with a scrollball. Much easier to click than lift my hand to use the keyboard. Scrollball is the only way to go. Mices should be outlawed - give you cramps in your hands.
Using your mouse and clicking on the clock in the taskbar will bring up windows calendar, too. Much easier than clicking several buttons to do the same thing.