Display Windows Clock On Your Desktop With a Keyboard Shortcut

As you pointed in your link, Google can be used to see time (and it even displays multiple times if there is ambiguity in place you are searching).

It even displays a different colored icon depending on whether it’s day or night where you are searching - link .

Well, I find option 1 to be the best actually… Option 1 (dragging the taskbar to the next upper size) is not really a problem in these days of high resolution monitors. In fact, increasing the taskbar size is much better when you normally have to keep many windows open during work and you dont like grouping. It also helps to have more items in the quicklaunch and systemtray.

Of course, this tip is really useful in case one has a smaller or low res monitor, or needs to see the calendar (rather than just date time) more often. Thanks for the tip :-)

Ok , on second thoughts, for keyboarders like me - Pressing WindowsKey + R and typing in timedate.cpl is pretty fast (to see the calendar). Prevents desktop clutter. Otherwise, a larger taskbar displays date, day and time in the system tray anyway….

Cool list!
I was wondering if there’s any way of getting the much cooler looking clock in option three for XP?

Thanks,
Nik

After following all of the steps, when I hit ctrl-alt-d I get “Add to Favorites”.

Clicking on the desktop icon brings up the clock window fine.

What did I do wrong?

Thanks for this and all the amazing stuff you give us!

Terry

Or you could simply use one of the dozen of freeware clock replacements that allow using shortcut, mouse overs or triggers and don’t even require pressing Esc.

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WinCalendarTime replaces the standard Windows clock in the system tray with an enhanced clock which displays the current date and time in the system tray. You can quickly display a calendar with a mouse click or a keystroke combination on this enhanced clock. Open Source

I have used all the tips as you have told in this post.Its pretty cool working with these shortcuts in word and excel but the problem comes when i click “CTR+ALT+D”. Its strucking a bit and taking more time where we can see happiliy directly at the taskbar.But the word and excel tips are working very fine.They are appearing as and when i click the shortcuts.Thanks amit.

@Terry:
“when I hit ctrl-alt-d I get “Add to Favorites”.

If this is happening to you, then my friend Alt key on your system is not working. Because it’s Ctrl + D , which opens the pop up of “ADD TO FAVOURITES” in IE. ( may be in other browsers too ).

Thanks
Rakesh Juyal

Wow, Rakesh!

You were right! My Alt key wasn’t working.

I wondered why Ctrl + Alt + Del wasn’t working ever since I got my new [Vista] computer. I thought Vista had done away with it.

I “fixed” my Alt key by pushing it very hard, it “clicked” into place, and now it works.

Thanks!
Terry

For Windows Vista, there’s an easier method: just click on the clock in the tray and it’ll instantly pop-up a calender and clock.

Nothing to install, nothing to configure.

I use XP and downloaded Alfaclock several years ago and it works quite well.

It shows day, date and of course time in the system tray, many preference options available
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definitely worth checking out
wintkat

Ever heard of sidebar?

Works for XP as well.

Does this work if you’re running a user account and don’t have permission to change the time/date?

Anyway, does Vista have a calendar yet, outside of its time control panel? It’s quite amazing that Windows survived to XP without a calendar that’s actually in the system date/time changer panel - and not acccessible if an overzealous admin blocked it.

@ shadows:

Yea, I much agree. On my work PC (one monitor) and at home (two monitors) I have my taskbar vertical and along the right side. At 1280×1024 and 1600×1200 respectively, it doesn’t interfere with web page formatting, I can see Time, Day, and Date all at once, I have plenty of room for programs on my taskbar, and I have a lot of room for programs in QuickLaunch, all with large icons.

Really, after setting up a desktop like this, I can’t go back to having a ‘normal’ sized taskbar.

It’s annoying that sometimes windows vista calendar pop up the date automatically (press win flag + b and push arrow up to see what window I mean). Has anybody else had this? Is this a bug? Haven’t defined any hotkeys to calendar and the calendar has no calendar items for the day.

my clock has disappeared from my taskbar
in taskbar properties - the show clock is blocked!!
Anyone know why??

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