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Chapter 1: Exploring the Windows 7 Desktop
Figure 1-4: The taskbar
Figure 1-5: Opening a program from the taskbar
You can add other functions to the taskbar. Right-click a blank area of
the taskbar and choose Properties. Click the Toolbars tab to display it.
Select the check box for any of the additional items listed there, such as
a browser Address bar, or Links.
Work with Frequently
Used Programs
1. If there are programs you use frequently, you can pin
them to the taskbar area just to the right of the Start
button (see Figure 1-4). When you first open Windows,
this area may include icons for programs, such as the
Internet Explorer and Windows Media Player, or a
shortcut to open Windows Explorer.
2. To open any of these items, click its icon, and the
window for that program opens. See Figure 1-5.
3. To close an item you’ve opened, click the Close button
in the top-right corner of the window (with an X on it).
To display additional items in the taskbar, right-click the application
in the Start menu or on the desktop and then choose Pin to Taskbar.
You can also drag a desktop icon to the taskbar. (If you want help
creating a desktop shortcut, see the task, “Create a Desktop
Shortcut,” later in this chapter.)
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