Tips & Tricks

Customizing the taskbar

Want to customize your taskbar so you can do everything from one place, including starting programs, viewing documents, and surfing the Web? Wouldn't it be great if there were an Address bar or Links bar on the taskbar along with your program buttons? With Windows 98, you can customize the taskbar to meet your every need. Here's how:

• Right-click the background of the taskbar, point to Toolbars, and then click the toolbar you want to add: an Address bar, a Links bar, a toolbar containing all items on your desktop, or the Quick Launch bar.

You can also create your own toolbar from any folder.

• Right-click the background of the taskbar, point to Toolbars, and then click New Toolbar. Select a folder from the list. A toolbar containing all items in that folder will be added to your taskbar.

You can drag the new toolbar to any location on your desktop, and easily remove a toolbar from the taskbar by right-clicking the taskbar and then clicking the item again to remove the check mark.