I have Windows 8.1 (64-bit) running on my laptop. Earlier today, I
installed your Microsoft Touch Mouse. This product is a few years
old, but it's compatible with both Windows 7 and Windows 8. I
installed the latest software for it called Microsoft Mouse and
Keyboard Center (MouseKeyboardCenter_64bit_ENG_2.3.188.exe). It's
working fine, but there's a feature I would like to ask about...
In the settings in the Microsoft Mouse and Keyboard Center, I can
set it so that the gesture for swiping 3 fingers up runs the
following command: "Desktop Show All Windows." This is a great
feature, which shows all of my open windows as big as possible
simultaneously on the screen. This feature is similar to (but
different from) the command Alt-Tab, which allows you to see all
your open windows, but only in small little icons in bar in the
middle of the screen. The "Desktop Show All Windows" command is
much more visually helpful, as it shows much bigger views of the
currently-running open windows.
Because I don't have my mouse with me when I'm on the go with my
laptop, I can't use this 3 finger swipe up gesture on my laptop, but
I would like to still be able to use this very useful "Desktop Show
All Windows" command. Is there some way this can be initiated
without my Microsoft Touch Mouse, perhaps with a keyboard shortcut,
or a macro, or clickable link, or something else? It's obviously
just triggering some kind of software command when I use the 3
finger gesture on the Microsoft Touch Mouse, so it seems that there
should be some way to setup a keyboard command or clickable link to
trigger the same software response.
You can see a good example of what I'm talking about in the
question that was previously asked at the online post at the link
below. A person posted 2 screenshots (if you scroll down a bit)
showing the option in the Microsoft Mouse and Keyboard Center and an
example of what his screen looks like showing the open windows when
he runs the "Desktop Show All Windows" command gesture.
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-desktop/show-all-windows/683d1aac-9ea1-49ed-a38d-7ddadeffe939?rtAction=1412363535220
That post was posted years ago and never got an answer. And to be
clear, this is *not* the same as the option "Show windows side by
side" that comes up when you right click on the empty space in the
task bar.
Thanks very much for your help.