Microsoft Word 2007 - A Shortcut for Switching Focus

Microsoft Word provides keyboard shortcuts for lots of things, but it doesn't provide one for switching to the desktop and back to your document.

You probably know that you can use the Alt+Tab shortcut to switch from one open application in Windows to another.  But what if you want to switch to the desktop, then back to your application again?   Assuming you have an enhanced Windows keyboard, the one with the Windows key next to the Alt keys, then the answer is easy.

There are two shortcuts you can use with the enhanced Windows key:

·       Press Windows+M to minimize all the open windows and change to the desktop. To return to where you were last working, use Shift+Windows+M.

·       Press Windows+D to minimize all the open windows and change to the desktop. Press Windows+D again and return to the window in which you were previously working.