Customizing the Desktop

  • Article

Use the following procedures to customize the Windows taskbar and Quick Launch toolbar and to create new toolbars.

To add an Address box to the taskbar

  • Right-click anywhere on the taskbar, point to Toolbars , and then click Address .

To add the contents of the Links folder to the taskbar

  • Right-click anywhere on the taskbar, point to Toolbars , and then click Links .

To add all desktop icons to the taskbar

  • Right-click anywhere on the taskbar, point to Toolbars , and then click Desktop .

To add the Quick Launch toolbar to the taskbar

  • Right-click anywhere on the taskbar, point to Toolbars , and then click Quick Launch .

To customize the Windows 2000 Quick Launch toolbar

  • Drag a file, folder, program, or Internet shortcut from My Computer or Windows Explorer to the Quick Launch toolbar.

To create a new toolbar

You create a new toolbar by pointing to a folder. The new toolbar will contain icons representing shortcuts to the contents of that folder — files, subfolders, programs, and Internet shortcuts. The name of the toolbar will be the same as the name of the folder.

  1. Right-click the Windows taskbar, point to Toolbars , and then click New Toolbar .

  2. In the New Toolbar dialog box, select the folder for which you want to create a toolbar, and then click OK . Windows 2000 adds the folder as a new toolbar, named for that folder, to the Windows taskbar.

tip-icon

Tip

The easiest way to create a new toolbar on the Windows taskbar is to drag a folder from My Computer or Windows Explorer onto the taskbar. If you want to add the new toolbar as a floating toolbar on the desktop, drag the toolbar from the taskbar to the desktop.

To add a floating toolbar to the desktop

  • Drag the toolbar from the Windows taskbar to the desktop.

To remove a folder or toolbar from the Windows taskbar

  • On the Windows taskbar, right-click the toolbar name, and then click Close .

To add or remove titles and text from taskbar items

  • Right-click a clear area on the Windows taskbar, and then click Show Text or Show Title .