Efficiency Tip #100 – Windows-Space Bar

Here is another Vista shortcut.  If you use the new Sidebar, you can bring your Gadgets to the front at any time by pressing the Windows Key and the space bar at the same time.  Once you bring the Sidebar to the top you can use Windows-G to toggle through each Gadget you have loaded.

I use the Sidebar on my left monitor.  My right monitor is my main monitor with the Start button in the bottom left corner.  I keep my email on the left monitor along with the Sidebar.  The Sidebar can be on the right or left of the screen.  I keep it on the right side of the left monitor.  That puts it in the center of my view.

The Sidebar is turned on by default in Vista.  I left it on with a clock, my pictures, CPU meter, calendar and news feed.  Usually my email is over top of it.  I don’t use the Gadgets that much, but quickly bringing them to the front of the screen is handy.  It is the quickest way to get a calendar on the screen.

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