Ever wonder why, with Windows 7, your screen seems to just disappear for no good reason? It can be quite disconcerting. Until you know what is doing it. This is one of the things we teach in our hands-on Boot Camp.
There is a little vertical bar in the lower right corner called the ‘Show Desktop’ bar. Just hovering over it makes everything on your computer become transparent so you can take a ‘sneak peak’ at your desktop. As soon as you move your mouse away from the lower right corner, everything comes back. If you want to actually do something on your desktop, then you can click on the ‘Show Desktop’ bar and all open windows will be instantly minimized.
If you’re a Geeks on Tour member, you can watch a video that demonstrates the Show Desktop bar as well as other features of the Windows 7 Desktop.
From 2003-2017 she traveled the country in an RV with her husband, Jim offering technology seminars at RV rallies, computer clubs, and senior centers. Now they travel the world and continue teaching on their website, GeeksOnTour.com, over Zoom, and on their YouTube channel. Specializing in the use of Google Photos, Chris teaches people how to get control of the thousands of photos and videos taken with both phones and cameras these days. She is designated by Google as a Diamond leve Product Expert for Google Photos.
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