The Windows Quick Launch Toolbar
The Windows quick launch bar is a great little utility for
quickly launching frequently used applications and files, but
unfortunately there seems to be very little in the way of
documentation about it.
When
customizing our quick launch toolbar we must first unlock it,
otherwise only 4 icons will be in view. To do this Right
Click on the blue task bar and Select Lock the Taskbar,
this should remove the tick
from the option.
Now you can
stretch the menu bar horizontally, move the cursor over the
lines as below, click > hold and drag now expand and
shrink in either direction.
Note..
 The
menu bar can also be dragged vertically, this can be very useful
if you have lots of application on quick launch or have lots of
open apps that you need to see open.
If you want to
delete any icons Right Click on the icon you wish to
remove and select Delete. Note.. This will only delete
the file or application shortcut, not the application.
To add icons, the easiest way is to Right Click on the
file or application you wish to add to your quick launch toolbar
and choose Send To > Desktop (create shortcut)
Once the shortcut has been create d on the desktop simply drag
it onto the Windows quick launch.
For a slightly
more advanced way, without creating the desktop shortcut,
Right Click and hold on the item you wish to add and while
still holding the mouse button drag to the quick launch group,
release and select Create Shortcuts here.
Other
If you can't
see the quick launch toolbar, Right Click on the bottom
task bar, select properties;
tick the "Show Quick Launch
Group" box
Depending on
the level of user access your account has, you may need this to
be increased if unable to make changes.
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