[How to]Tweak Windows7 to Explore Faster With Free 7plus
Friends, the word Windows doesn’t require any introduction. Most of the home PCs run on Windows family of operating systems. All of us who have Windows installed in their PC or laptop are very well aware of its functions. How good it would be if you are able to tweak some of the functions of Windows to enhance your navigation/exploring experience.
Yes. There exist a freeware which will help you in achieving this. The application is called 7plus. In short, 7plus allows you to perform various tasks faster. For example, you can create new folders by pressing function key, Paste text or image from clipboard as file, quickly upload file to an FTP server with a single hot key and many more.
Below is a screen shot :
Written in Autohotkey, 7plus is a project which tries to make working with Windows much more comfortable by adding features to explorer, window handling, and lots of other small tweaks. For example it allows you to quickly upload files to an FTP server directly from explorer with a single hotkey, navigate to your favourite folders with numpad keys, keep windows always on top, etc
Supported operating systems
Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7. I tested it on 32 bit versions.
Installation
Its a very small(approx 432 KB) standalone application which doesn’t require installation.
Features
Explorer features for all Windows
- Store favourite folders and recall them for very fast navigation.
- Upload files, screenshots and clipboard content directly to an FTP server with just one hotkey.
- Create new folders and text files by pressing F8/F7.
- Paste text or image from clipboard as file.
- Open any file in your favourite text/image editor by pressing F3.
Windows 7/Vista specific
- Show favourite folders in the explorer folder band bar like Web Browser favourite bars.
- Make Backspace go upwards again.
- Show free space and selected file size in status bar.
- Automatically check “Apply to all further operations” checkboxes in file operation dialog boxes.
- Activate Aero Flip 3D by moving the mouse to the top left corner of the screen.
- Change the desktop wallpaper by middle clicking on the desktop (Win7 only).
- Cycle through windows by clicking on a task group button (Win7 only)
Miscellaneous
- Paste previous clipboard text entries by pressing WIN+V.
- Use a Joypad/Gamepad to remote control the mouse, keyboard and zoom.
- Open current folder in CMD by pressing WIN+C and enable CTRL+V to paste and ALT+F4 in CMD.
- Rotate images in Windows Picture Viewer by pressing R and L.
More information and downloading
Visit official page to download and explore more about 7plus. You can also find a number of video tutorials on the page.
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