Windows Vista Flip and Windows Vista Flip 3D

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Preview open windows and switch among them.

To open

Alt -> Tab (Windows Flip)

Windows logo key -> Tab (Windows Flip 3D)

Click the Windows Flip 3D icon in the Quick Launch area

Description

The old Alt-Tab method of switching among windows in Windows XP has been replaced by the far more useful Windows Flip and Windows Flip 3D in Windows Vista. They each let you see thumbnails of your windows before you switch among them, making it easier to decide which window you want to switch to. Windows Flip shows the thumbnails side by side and Windows Flip 3D shows the thumbnails stacked in three dimensions.

You activate Windows Flip by using Alt-Tab. In addition to showing you thumbnails of all your windows, it also shows your Desktop; if you switch to your Desktop using Windows Flip, all of your windows will be automatically minimized. Switch among your windows by pressing the Tab key as you hold down the Alt key or by clicking on one of the windows with your mouse.

You activate Windows Flip 3D by using the Windows logo Key-Tab combination. Press the combination once and remove your hands from the keys, and the windows stay stacked; switch among them using the mouse's scroll wheel or by using the arrow keys. You can also switch among windows by holding down the Windows logo key while you press the Tab key.

You also can activate Windows Flip 3D by clicking the Windows Flip 3D icon in the Quick Launch area. It's located to the right of the Show Desktop icon.

Notes

  • Windows Flip and Windows Flip 3D are available only with Windows Aero.

  • Sometimes the Windows logo key-Tab combination will not freeze your stacked windows so that you can scroll among them; instead, it will switch to the next window. If this happens, use the Windows logo key-Ctrl-Tab combination.

  • Some manufacturers may add a Windows Flip 3D key to their keyboards so that instead of using a keyboard combination, you can activate Windows Flip 3D by pressing a single key.

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