3.8. Windows Flip 3DIf your PC is capable of running Aero (Section 2.2), Microsoft has something much slicker for this purpose: Flip 3D, a sort of holographic alternative to the Alt+Tab trick. The concept is delicious . With the press of a keystroke, Vista shrinks all windows in all programs so that they all fit on the screen (Figure 3-16), stacked like the exploded view of a deck of cards. You flip through them to find the one you want, and you're there. It's fast, efficient, animated, and a lot of fun.
Tip: You even see, among the other 3D "cards," a picture of the desktop itself. If you choose it, Vista minimizes all open windows and takes you to the desktop for quick access to whatever is there. Here's how you use it, in slow motion. First, press +Tab. If you keep your thumb on the key, you see something like Figure 3-16. Keep your thumb on the key. At this point, you can shuffle through the "deck" of windows using any of these techniques:
When the window you want is in front, release the key. The 3-D stack vanishes, and the lucky window appears before you at full size . |