Adding to task bar

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I’d like to add some regularly used applications to the task bar, but I can’t figure out how to do it. Some applications show up on the bar when I installed them, but others don’t. I know how to fix the start menu, but I rather use the task bar.

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There are two ways that come to mind.

1) Drag the application’s icon to the taskbar and release. Boom, shortcut.

2) Create shortcuts in the folder Documents and Settings%username%Application DataMicrosoftInternet ExplorerQuick Launch. I’ve added a shortcut to this folder in the SendTo folder for my profile as well, so if I see something that needs to be there, I right click, and send it there.

Cheers!

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Thanks,

That was easy.

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I have a raft of such applications and soon found my taskbar Quick Launch box filled the Taskbar.

I got around this by creating “Toolbar Menus” that I put on the Taskbar.

1 Create a folder/directory and put in it Shortcuts to the applications you frequently use.
2 Right click on the Taskbar and select “Toolbars”
3 Select “New Toolbar”
4 Choose the folder with your shortcuts in it and click “OK”.
5 The Folder name and all the shortcuts in it will now fill the Taskbar with a >> at the right end if there are so many they cannot all be displayed
6 Click and hold the moveable bar to the right of the >> and drag it to the left until only the Folder Nmae and the >> are visible.
7 To select your desired application click on the .. next to the folder name then select you desired application shortcut – note the shortcut can be any valid shortcut form, ie a URL, application, document etc.

I have a number of these “Toolbar Menus” on my Taskbar for different activity groups eg “iNet”, mMedia”, “Sys”, “Proj” (use short folder names to save space on the Taskbar) – saves a heap of space on the Taskbar and is much faster than wading through my oh so long Start Menu – and I hate icons all over my desktop.

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Trevor,

That’s a great idea. I too like a clean desktop. I’ve put most things in folders in my Start menu, but I like the task bar better.

Thanks,

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I did that for a while, but I quickly found that the items I was using on a regular basis, were just taking too many clicks to start.

I’ve removed the taskbar folders, and only have a dozen or so programs on my taskbar that I use regularly. I’ve also made my taskbar double high, added the addressbar, and the ZoneAlarm taskbar feature. I find this allows me to work efficently, and effectively both at home and at work.

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Hi
I have 54 shortcuts on my QuickLaunch bar, the whole desktop on the taskbar and 16 apps in the Systray. How? I just made my toolbar area three lines deep and non-autohide. The DT is hidden behind chevrons. Mind you, I leave my machine permanently on. Booting up is something else…

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