Very Useful Windows Shortcut

While setting up my blog this morning I cam across this windows shortcut from Andy Smith who found it in Charles Oppermann's Blog.  I thought it was worth repeating... again.

From Andy Smith's Blog:

From Charles Oppermann's Blog:

One of my favorite keyboard shortcuts in Windows is CTRL+NUMPAD+Plus.

Often, when viewing a folder with the details view on, the columns might be sized badly.  The filename column might be too narrow, cutting off the names.  Or another column might be too wide.

You can get Windows to automatically resize the columns to fit the widest item for the column, so no data is lost and only the space needed is taken.  To do this, press the CTRL key while pressing the “+” (plus sign) key on the number pad.  Volia!  The columns are resized.

 

Published 11 January 2004 09:59 AM by Jeff Widmer

Comments

# Francois said on 11 January, 2004 11:05 AM
Nice ! Another pretty useful shortcut ! Although double clicking on the column's name was quite easy. But it can't beat my all time favorite which is the essential win+e :)
# Using-Computers said on 01 March, 2011 09:31 PM

Wow such useful info. Thanks a bunch :D this makes using my computer so much easier :) I love to read articles like this. Please keep up the good work.

Thanks!!!!

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