Easy ways to access favorite folders with custom toolbars

Posted by Vic Laurie
January 4, 2006

If you have several folders that you access frequently, you can have them readily at hand by creating a custom toolbar. First, create a folder that contains the shortcuts you want. Then, to create a taskbar-based toolbar, right-click an empty area of the Task Bar, select Toolbars and then New Toolbar. Choose your folder in the “New Toolbar” dialog that appears. What’s the advantage of this over a desktop shortcut to the folders? It’s always available in the taskbar whereas the desktop can get covered up.

You can, however, make the desktop itself a toolbar. In the “New Toolbar” list is an entry “Desktop”. Click this and you will have a toolbar that gives access to the Desktop even when it is covered up with open programs and files.

Computer management, File management

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