Icons to Quick Launch Bar

[Ron Patterson]

The middle area on the bottom of the screen, between the Start button on the
left and the clock on the right - what is it called now?

In Win 98, as in XP, it displays programs you opened. But, in Win98 you
could also drag and drop icons down to this area and create a one click
opening of programs. This obviated closing the current window to find an
icon on the desktop.

When I try to drag and drop icons there now, nothing 'sticks'. Tired of
cloing windows every time I want to load another program. Suggestions?

The A. Baba
Blue Master

 

[Wim]

The middle area on the bottom of the screen, between the Start button
on the left and the clock on the right - what is it called now?
Taskbar


In Win 98, as in XP, it displays programs you opened. But, in Win98
you could also drag and drop icons down to this area and create a one
click opening of programs. This obviated closing the current window
to find an icon on the desktop.

When I try to drag and drop icons there now, nothing 'sticks'. Tired
of cloing windows every time I want to load another program.
Suggestions?

Taskbar displays running programs. Also can display the Quick Launch Bar,
where you can create shortcuts to programs.
Making Quick Launch visible: right click on the taskbar, on the menu
Taskbars select Quick Launch. (Note also you can lock or unlock the tastbar)

 

[Ray Taylor]

This bar is known as the taskbar and holds the start menu, system tray &
clock, and also various toolbars.
To place items onto your quicklaunch toolbar, simply unlock the taskbar by
right clicking in an empty space and un checking the lock item.

Now you can drag, drop, resize and move the quicklaunch about.

You can lock it again to prevent accidentaly dragging any items off.


Ray Taylor
(e-mail address removed)

 

[Ron Patterson]

Thank you all for your kind responses. Unfortunately, like other previous
responses, it did not work. The icons would not 'stick'. Strangely, no one
in all the varied responses on this list and other lists mentioned the
keyword - "Links". I stumbled on this myself. You must activate 'Links'
in the Toolbar menu. The links area will accept and hold the icons and
allow 'one click' loading of their respective programs. I hope you find
this valuable for future inqueries.

Respectfully,
The A. Baba
Blue Master

 

[Ron Patterson]

Right click on the Tool Bar. Open Tool Bar - put a check mark next to
links. Voila, Arthur's your auntie.
The A. Baba