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Task Bar Tips
TURN QUICK LAUNCH TOOLBAR INTO FLOATING
PALETTE
With the introduction of Internet Explorer
version 4, and the Desktop Update, Microsoft modified the
Taskbar by adding something called the Quick Launch
toolbar. The toolbar, which normally sits at the
immediate right of the Start button, initially contained
an icon called Show Desktop which, when clicked, would
immediately collapse all open windows to the Taskbar,
allowing instant access to the Desktop. It also contained
shortcut icons for Internet Explorer and Outlook Express.
Users can add whatever shortcuts to their programs or
folders that they wish to this toolbar. Clicking once on
any of these icons would quickly launch that program or
open that folder window.
The left end of the Quick Launch toolbar contains a
raised vertical bar that can be clicked and dragged to
other positions on the Taskbar, and even off the Taskbar
entirely onto an open area of the Desktop. When you do
the latter, the toolbar turns into what is called a
floating palette. This will give you a great deal more
room on your Taskbar. You can resize this palette just as
you would a window by holding your mouse cursor over an
edge until the cursor turns into a double-pointing arrow,
and then clicking and dragging in any direction. Then it
would be best if you made sure this palette would always
be visible by right-clicking the title bar and selecting
Always on Top from the context menu. You can also move
the palette around by clicking and dragging on the title
bar.
