Quick Launch Task Bar

first drag the shortcut you want into the quick lauch so the annoying arrows
come up.

then

Unlock the taskbar/quick launch bar - by right clicking and uncheck "lock
taskbar"

then just put the cursor over the dottybit next to the quick launch icon and
a double ended arrow appears then click and drag untill all the icons you
want appear

"TMitchell" wrote:

> How do I get the Quick Launch Task Bar to show more then 3 items (the
> rest would be hidden and have to be accessed by clicking the arrows at
> the right end of the bar)? In Windows 2000 there was a left-right
> slider bar that governed how many items would show and how many would be
> accessed by clicking the arrows.
>
 >> Stay informed about: Quick Launch Task Bar 

first drag the shortcut you want into the quick lauch so the annoying arrows
come up.

then

Unlock the taskbar/quick launch bar - by right clicking and uncheck "lock
taskbar"

then just put the cursor over the dottybit next to the quick launch icon and
a double ended arrow appears then click and drag untill all the icons you
want appear

"TMitchell" wrote:

> How do I get the Quick Launch Task Bar to show more then 3 items (the
> rest would be hidden and have to be accessed by clicking the arrows at
> the right end of the bar)? In Windows 2000 there was a left-right
> slider bar that governed how many items would show and how many would be
> accessed by clicking the arrows.
>
 >> Stay informed about: Quick Launch Task Bar 

first drag the shortcut you want into the quick lauch so the annoying arrows
come up.

then

Unlock the taskbar/quick launch bar - by right clicking and uncheck "lock
taskbar"

then just put the cursor over the dottybit next to the quick launch icon and
a double ended arrow appears then click and drag untill all the icons you
want appear

"TMitchell" wrote:

> How do I get the Quick Launch Task Bar to show more then 3 items (the
> rest would be hidden and have to be accessed by clicking the arrows at
> the right end of the bar)? In Windows 2000 there was a left-right
> slider bar that governed how many items would show and how many would be
> accessed by clicking the arrows.
>
 >> Stay informed about: Quick Launch Task Bar 

first drag the shortcut you want into the quick lauch so the annoying arrows
come up.

then

Unlock the taskbar/quick launch bar - by right clicking and uncheck "lock
taskbar"

then just put the cursor over the dottybit next to the quick launch icon and
a double ended arrow appears then click and drag untill all the icons you
want appear

"TMitchell" wrote:

> How do I get the Quick Launch Task Bar to show more then 3 items (the
> rest would be hidden and have to be accessed by clicking the arrows at
> the right end of the bar)? In Windows 2000 there was a left-right
> slider bar that governed how many items would show and how many would be
> accessed by clicking the arrows.
>
 >> Stay informed about: Quick Launch Task Bar 

first drag the shortcut you want into the quick lauch so the annoying arrows
come up.

then

Unlock the taskbar/quick launch bar - by right clicking and uncheck "lock
taskbar"

then just put the cursor over the dottybit next to the quick launch icon and
a double ended arrow appears then click and drag untill all the icons you
want appear

"TMitchell" wrote:

> How do I get the Quick Launch Task Bar to show more then 3 items (the
> rest would be hidden and have to be accessed by clicking the arrows at
> the right end of the bar)? In Windows 2000 there was a left-right
> slider bar that governed how many items would show and how many would be
> accessed by clicking the arrows.
>
 >> Stay informed about: Quick Launch Task Bar 

first drag the shortcut you want into the quick lauch so the annoying arrows
come up.

then

Unlock the taskbar/quick launch bar - by right clicking and uncheck "lock
taskbar"

then just put the cursor over the dottybit next to the quick launch icon and
a double ended arrow appears then click and drag untill all the icons you
want appear

"TMitchell" wrote:

> How do I get the Quick Launch Task Bar to show more then 3 items (the
> rest would be hidden and have to be accessed by clicking the arrows at
> the right end of the bar)? In Windows 2000 there was a left-right
> slider bar that governed how many items would show and how many would be
> accessed by clicking the arrows.
>
 >> Stay informed about: Quick Launch Task Bar 

first drag the shortcut you want into the quick lauch so the annoying arrows
come up.

then

Unlock the taskbar/quick launch bar - by right clicking and uncheck "lock
taskbar"

then just put the cursor over the dottybit next to the quick launch icon and
a double ended arrow appears then click and drag untill all the icons you
want appear

"TMitchell" wrote:

> How do I get the Quick Launch Task Bar to show more then 3 items (the
> rest would be hidden and have to be accessed by clicking the arrows at
> the right end of the bar)? In Windows 2000 there was a left-right
> slider bar that governed how many items would show and how many would be
> accessed by clicking the arrows.
>
 >> Stay informed about: Quick Launch Task Bar 

Hello Ken,
I like your idea of docking the QuickLaunch Bar on the left - but how do
I do that? I tried to drag+drop it, but the whole bottom line of bars
(incluing the Start button) moved instead. Also, the QuickLaunch bar still
appeared as horizontal, instead of lining up vertically. Help!
--
lewisma9


"Ken Blake, MVP" wrote:
......
> By the way, you may want to consider the alternative of dragging the Quick
> Launch Bar off the Task Bar entirely and docking it on another side of the
> screen.One configuration that I particularly like is having the Task Bar on
> the bottom of the screen and the Quick Launch Bar on the left side. That
> permits you room for a lot of Quick Launch shortcuts, doesn't take up Task
> Bar space, and doesn't use much desktop real estate.
> --
> Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
> Please reply to the newsgroup
 >> Stay informed about: Quick Launch Task Bar 

lewisma9 wrote:

> Hello Ken,
> I like your idea of docking the QuickLaunch Bar on the left - but
> how do I do that? I tried to drag+drop it, but the whole bottom line
> of bars (incluing the Start button) moved instead.


Then you dragged the entire Task Bar, not just the Quick Launch Bar. Make
sure that you click within the Quick Launch Bar before you drag.

--
Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
Please reply to the newsgroup







> Also, the
> QuickLaunch bar still appeared as horizontal, instead of lining up
> vertically. Help!
>
> "Ken Blake, MVP" wrote:
> .....
>> By the way, you may want to consider the alternative of dragging the
>> Quick Launch Bar off the Task Bar entirely and docking it on another
>> side of the screen.One configuration that I particularly like is
>> having the Task Bar on the bottom of the screen and the Quick Launch
>> Bar on the left side. That permits you room for a lot of Quick
>> Launch shortcuts, doesn't take up Task Bar space, and doesn't use
>> much desktop real estate. --
>> Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
>> Please reply to the newsgroup
 >> Stay informed about: Quick Launch Task Bar 

-- Thank you Ken,
Yes, I was clicking on onlhy the QuickLaunch toolbar, as you
suggested. I tried it again, from both ends and middle of the QuickLaunch
Toolbar - but the same thing happened. The entire Task Bar, including the
Start button, moved to the left-hand margin. And again, the QuickLaunch
toolbar, in its new position, appeared only as a horizontal list - which
means that when I narrowed it down, only 1 icon showed and the rest were in
the pop-up menu.
I'm not sure, but there may be something wrong with my QuickLaunch
bar. In another post here (earlier today), I asked about another QuickLaunch
problem I'm having: I can no longer widen it, as I could in the past, even
though the "Lock the Toolbar" button is UNchecked. In the past, when I
hovered over the edge of the QuickLaunch bar, a 2-way arrow appeared and I
could widen/narrow it. But a while back (a few months?), that option
disappeared and I can no longer size it at all. Do you think this problem
might be related to the fact that I can't move the QuickLaunch bar
independently of the whole Task Bar?
Thanks.

lewisma9


"Ken Blake, MVP" wrote:

> lewisma9 wrote:
>
> > Hello Ken,
> > I like your idea of docking the QuickLaunch Bar on the left - but
> > how do I do that? I tried to drag+drop it, but the whole bottom line
> > of bars (incluing the Start button) moved instead.
>
>
> Then you dragged the entire Task Bar, not just the Quick Launch Bar. Make
> sure that you click within the Quick Launch Bar before you drag.
>
> --
> Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
> Please reply to the newsgroup
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> > Also, the
> > QuickLaunch bar still appeared as horizontal, instead of lining up
> > vertically. Help!
> >
> > "Ken Blake, MVP" wrote:
> > .....
> >> By the way, you may want to consider the alternative of dragging the
> >> Quick Launch Bar off the Task Bar entirely and docking it on another
> >> side of the screen.One configuration that I particularly like is
> >> having the Task Bar on the bottom of the screen and the Quick Launch
> >> Bar on the left side. That permits you room for a lot of Quick
> >> Launch shortcuts, doesn't take up Task Bar space, and doesn't use
> >> much desktop real estate. --
> >> Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
> >> Please reply to the newsgroup
>
>
>
 >> Stay informed about: Quick Launch Task Bar 

lewisma9 wrote:

> -- Thank you Ken,
> Yes, I was clicking on onlhy the QuickLaunch toolbar, as you
> suggested. I tried it again, from both ends and middle of the
> QuickLaunch Toolbar - but the same thing happened. The entire Task
> Bar, including the Start button, moved to the left-hand margin. And
> again, the QuickLaunch toolbar, in its new position, appeared only as
> a horizontal list - which means that when I narrowed it down, only 1
> icon showed and the rest were in the pop-up menu.


Sorry, I don't know what's causing that.


--
Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
Please reply to the newsgroup


> I'm not sure, but there may be something wrong with my
> QuickLaunch bar. In another post here (earlier today), I asked about
> another QuickLaunch problem I'm having: I can no longer widen it, as
> I could in the past, even though the "Lock the Toolbar" button is
> UNchecked. In the past, when I hovered over the edge of the
> QuickLaunch bar, a 2-way arrow appeared and I could widen/narrow it.
> But a while back (a few months?), that option disappeared and I can
> no longer size it at all. Do you think this problem might be related
> to the fact that I can't move the QuickLaunch bar independently of
> the whole Task Bar? Thanks.
>
> lewisma9
>
>
> "Ken Blake, MVP" wrote:
>
>> lewisma9 wrote:
>>
>>> Hello Ken,
>>> I like your idea of docking the QuickLaunch Bar on the left - but
>>> how do I do that? I tried to drag+drop it, but the whole bottom
>>> line of bars (incluing the Start button) moved instead.
>>
>>
>> Then you dragged the entire Task Bar, not just the Quick Launch Bar.
>> Make sure that you click within the Quick Launch Bar before you drag.
>>
>> --
>> Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
>> Please reply to the newsgroup
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>> Also, the
>>> QuickLaunch bar still appeared as horizontal, instead of lining up
>>> vertically. Help!
>>>
>>> "Ken Blake, MVP" wrote:
>>> .....
>>>> By the way, you may want to consider the alternative of dragging
>>>> the Quick Launch Bar off the Task Bar entirely and docking it on
>>>> another side of the screen.One configuration that I particularly
>>>> like is having the Task Bar on the bottom of the screen and the
>>>> Quick Launch Bar on the left side. That permits you room for a lot
>>>> of Quick Launch shortcuts, doesn't take up Task Bar space, and
>>>> doesn't use much desktop real estate. --
>>>> Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
>>>> Please reply to the newsgroup
 >> Stay informed about: Quick Launch Task Bar 

1. Right-click on the taskbar and select Toolbar | New Toolbar.
2. Using the Browse go to your current Quick Launch folder:

C:\Documents and Settings\[UserName]\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet
Explorer\Quick Launch
3. Click on the Quick Launch folder name and click OK
4. Click on the new toolbar on the Taskbar and drag/drop on left of screen
5. Right-click on new toolbar and set/unseet Show Title and/or Show Text
6. Size new toolbar as much width you want.

You can also copy the Quick Launch folder shortcuts to some other new folder
and use that folder for the New Toolbar, and then add as many shortcuts you
want to that folder.

Once performed, you can right click on Quick Launch on Taskbar and select
Close Toolbar.
This will give you more space on the taskbar by removing the Quick Launch
taskbar.

"lewisma9" <lewisma9.DeleteThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:172234E5-5BFB-45A7-8A28-19E244BCA302@microsoft.com...
> Hello Ken,
> I like your idea of docking the QuickLaunch Bar on the left - but how do
> I do that? I tried to drag+drop it, but the whole bottom line of bars
> (incluing the Start button) moved instead. Also, the QuickLaunch bar
> still
> appeared as horizontal, instead of lining up vertically. Help!
> --
> lewisma9
>
>
> "Ken Blake, MVP" wrote:
> .....
>> By the way, you may want to consider the alternative of dragging the
>> Quick
>> Launch Bar off the Task Bar entirely and docking it on another side of
>> the
>> screen.One configuration that I particularly like is having the Task Bar
>> on
>> the bottom of the screen and the Quick Launch Bar on the left side. That
>> permits you room for a lot of Quick Launch shortcuts, doesn't take up
>> Task
>> Bar space, and doesn't use much desktop real estate.
>> --
>> Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
>> Please reply to the newsgroup
>
 >> Stay informed about: Quick Launch Task Bar 

HI Ken,
I tried this but encountered a couple of problems. When I
right-clicked on Toolbar, the list of options, including New Toolbar, were
shaded and I couldn't access them. So I used Windows Explorer to find the
C: address you give me (below), but I couldn't find any option there for New
Toolbar. What am I doing wrong?
Thanks.

lewisma9
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"NewScience" wrote:

> 1. Right-click on the taskbar and select Toolbar | New Toolbar.
> 2. Using the Browse go to your current Quick Launch folder:
>
> C:\Documents and Settings\[UserName]\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet
> Explorer\Quick Launch
> 3. Click on the Quick Launch folder name and click OK
> 4. Click on the new toolbar on the Taskbar and drag/drop on left of screen
> 5. Right-click on new toolbar and set/unseet Show Title and/or Show Text
> 6. Size new toolbar as much width you want.
>
> You can also copy the Quick Launch folder shortcuts to some other new folder
> and use that folder for the New Toolbar, and then add as many shortcuts you
> want to that folder.
>
> Once performed, you can right click on Quick Launch on Taskbar and select
> Close Toolbar.
> This will give you more space on the taskbar by removing the Quick Launch
> taskbar.
>
> "lewisma9" <lewisma9 DeleteThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:172234E5-5BFB-45A7-8A28-19E244BCA302@microsoft.com...
> > Hello Ken,
> > I like your idea of docking the QuickLaunch Bar on the left - but how do
> > I do that? I tried to drag+drop it, but the whole bottom line of bars
> > (incluing the Start button) moved instead. Also, the QuickLaunch bar
> > still
> > appeared as horizontal, instead of lining up vertically. Help!
> > --
> > lewisma9
> >
> >
> > "Ken Blake, MVP" wrote:
> > .....
> >> By the way, you may want to consider the alternative of dragging the
> >> Quick
> >> Launch Bar off the Task Bar entirely and docking it on another side of
> >> the
> >> screen.One configuration that I particularly like is having the Task Bar
> >> on
> >> the bottom of the screen and the Quick Launch Bar on the left side. That
> >> permits you room for a lot of Quick Launch shortcuts, doesn't take up
> >> Task
> >> Bar space, and doesn't use much desktop real estate.
> >> --
> >> Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
> >> Please reply to the newsgroup
> >
>
>
>
 >> Stay informed about: Quick Launch Task Bar