Minimizing windows

Fed up with having to search for the minimize button, so that you can see what's on the desktop? Here are a couple of shortcuts:

• To minimize all the open windows: either Windows + M, or Windows + D, where Windows is the key with the Windows logo. These Windows keys normally live next to the alt keys. You can remember the shortcuts by M for minimize and D for desktop.
  
• To minimize the current active window only: Alt + spacebar, let go of both keys, and then press N.

As a slight digression, you may have noticed that pressing Alt + spacebar opens a menu for the window. Some other things you can do using this menu:

• Closing a window: Alt + spacebar, followed by C. ( Another shortcut to close a window is Alt + F4. )
  
• maximizing a window which isn't fully covering the screen: Alt + spacebar, followed by X.