12-10-2007, 01:40 PM
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  Re: ~ A Tip A Day ~
10 December 2007:
Is your Windows desktop so jam-packed with shortcuts, folders, and files that you can barely see the desktop wallpaper peeking out from behind them?
Perhaps it is time for a digital Spring cleaning. Use the Quick Launch Toolbar Windows XP has a feature known as Quick Launch that allows you to quickly access your programs without having to clutter your desktop with countless shortcuts. Here’s how to use it:
1. Right-click the empty space on the taskbar (which is the strip between your Start button and the Windows clock).
2. Select Toolbars.
3. Select Quick Launch.
4. The Quick Launch toolbar appears next to the Start button. This toolbar allows you to access shortcuts to commonly used programs. One of its best features is the handy shortcut known as Show Desktop. When you click this button, the desktop immediately appears. This can be quite useful when you have several programs or files open and you want to access something on your desktop. Instead of minimizing each individual program or file to reveal
the desktop, you can simply click this shortcut.
5. To decrease the clutter on your desktop, you can move its icons and shortcuts to the Quick Launch toolbar. Simply drag the icon from your desktop to the Quick Launch and drop it next to one of the other Quick Launch icons.
To make this process even easier, click the small vertical column of dots located on the right side of the Quick Launch and drag it to the right. This increases the size of your Quick Launch toolbar and gives you more room for dragging and dropping.
6. After transferring the desktop shortcuts to the Quick Launch, you can organize them in whatever order you desire. To do so, click one of the shortcuts and hold down your mouse button. Next, drag the shortcut left or right on the Quick Launch toolbar to a position that suits you.
7. To remove a shortcut from the Quick Launch, right-click the shortcut and select Delete. When you see a message asking whether or not you want to send the shortcut to the Recycle Bin, click the Yes button.
8. Moving a shortcut to the Quick Launch Toolbar does not remove its original version from your desktop. To clean up the clutter on your desktop, right-click the original shortcut and select Delete. When you see a message asking whether or not you want to send the shortcut to the Recycle Bin, click the Yes button.
9. When you are finished modifying the Quick Launch, consider locking it, which gives your desktop a cleaner look. Simply right-click the empty space on the taskbar and select Lock the Taskbar. This is merely a suggestion to make Windows more neat and tidy. Nothing bad will happen if you choose not to lock the Quick Launch toolbar.
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