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Taskbar 21
Customizing the Start menu
To customize the appearance of the Start menu, you need to click the Start
Menu tab in the Taskbar and Start Menu Properties dialog box. To modify what
items automatically appear on the Start menu and how they’re displayed, you
then click the Customize button to open the Customize Start Menu dialog box.
(See Figure 1-14.)
Use the check boxes in the list box of the Customize Start Menu dialog box to
control which items appear on the Start menu. For example, to add a Network
item that opens the Network window (where you can see all the devices con-
nected on your network), select the Network check box. Likewise, to remove the
Default Programs item that opens the Default Programs dialog box (where you
can configure what default programs to use for tasks such as Web browsing and
reading e-mail), deselect the Default Programs check box.
To change the way fixed icons, such as Computer, Control Panel, Documents,
and the like, are displayed in the right-hand column of the Start menu, click one
of the following option buttons under Computer at the top of the Customize
Start Menu dialog box:
✓ Display As a Link: This option is the default setting for all fixed items. It
causes Windows to open a separate folder window showing the item fold-
ers and files.
Figure
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