Saving time is essential to increased productivity. Opening frequently used software programs through the start menu or by using the mouse takes more time than utilizing quick keystrokes to open programs. Any time you take your hands away from the keyboard, it can decrease your productivity. Windows 7 has a variety of keystroke commands built-in to the software that you can learn to keep your hands on the keyboard and increase your productivity. This Windows 7 tutorial provides a step-by-step guide on how to quickly create a new instance of a program.

Examine your work style and software needs to determine your most frequently accessed programs. Common programs may include Internet browsing software, word processing applications and spreadsheet software.

Add software programs to your taskbar and organize them from left to right in an order that is convenient for your work style. You can organize it based on frequency of use or by grouping similar software programs together. For example, you can put all your Internet-based software together and group your office productivity software.

Open a new instance of a software program located on your taskbar by holding down the windows key and pressing the number that corresponds to its position on the taskbar. For example, if Internet Explorer is located next to the start menu button on your taskbar, it is in position 1. To open Internet Explorer, quickly hold down the windows key and press 1 to open the program. Program numbers increase as you move from left to right.

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1. How to Burn Disk Images in Windows 7
2. How to Change the Taskbar Clock Setting in Windows 7
3. How to Change What the Power Button Does in Windows 7
4. How to Combine Apps and Make the Taskbar Smaller in Windows 7
5. How to Create a Full Search in Windows 7
6. How to Create a Virtual Hard Disk in Windows 7
7. How to Display Empty Drives in Windows 7
8. How to Dock Window from Left to Right to Center in Windows 7
9. How to Encrypt a USB Drive in Windows 7
10. How to Magnify the Screen in Windows 7
11. How to Make Your Background a Slideshow in Windows 7
12. How to Minimize Hide Expand Browse Windows in Windows 7
13. How to Quickly Arrange Icons in Windows 7
14. How to Quickly Create a New Instance of a Program in Windows 7
15. How to Quickly Lock the Screen in Windows 7
16. How to Remove or Add Run Command in Start Menu in Windows 7
17. How to Run an Application as Administrator in Windows 7
18. How to Run An Application As Another User in Windows 7
19. How to Show or Hide the Preview Side Bar in Windows 7
20. How TO Stretch a Window Vertically in Windows 7
21. How To Turn On and Off Security Settings in Windows 7
22. How to Use the App Locker in Windows 7