Access Taskbar

Click on the hyperlink for instructions for that step.

To adjust the taskbar settings do the following.

Windows XP

Via Control Panel

Go to control panel (This link will open in a different window)
Double-click on Taskbar

Via Start

Right-click Start
Click Properties

Windows Vista and Windows 7

Go to control panel (This link will open in a different window)
Double-click on Taskbar

Via Start

Right-click Start
Click Properties

You can do the following in the taskbar

Lock the taskbar - prevents the taskbar from being resized or moved
Auto-hide the taskbar - hides the taskbar when not being used (moving the cursor near the edge will make taskbar display)
Keep the taskbar on top of other windows - will not allow windows to cover the taskbar.
Group similar taskbar buttons - will group the programs together to clear up space on taskbar.
Show Quick Launch - Neat program that puts program icons on the taskbar to make it easy to launch programs.

Windows XP

Windows Vista

In the Notification area you can do the following

Show the clock - lets the clock be displayed or not.
Hide inactive icons -As you add programs, icons start appearing on taskbar. You can hide the icons not being used.

On the Start Menu tab you can

Set it to show the XP style Start menu - is the new look of windows.
Set it to show the Classic Start menu - If you don't like the new look, you can have it look like older windows.

You can customize the start menu. On the General tab

You can set the icon size of the programs to small or large.
You can have the number of programs listed on the start menu.
You can also indicate what you want to show on the start menu.

On the advanced tab of the customization you can

You can tell Windows to open submenus when the mouse pauses on them
Highlight newly installed programs

On the Start menu items you can set

Control panel to display as a link, menu or don't display this item
Enable dragging and dropping
Have it display Favorites menu
Have it display Help and Support
Have My Computer display as a link, menu, or don't display this item
Have My Documents display as a link, menu, or don't display this item
Have My Music display as a link, menu, or don't display this item
My Network Places
Have My Pictures display as a link, menu, or don't display this item
Have Network Connections display as Connect to menu, Don't display this item or Link to Network Connections Folder
Show Printers and Faxes
Display the Run command
Scroll Programs
Display Search
Set Program Access and Defaults
Have System Administrative Tools Display on the All Programs menu, Display on the All Programs menu and the Start menu, or Don't display this item

ON the Recent Documents, you can have it list your most recently opened documents.

Taskbar location - How to move the taskbar

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