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Figure 2-18. Ordinarily, the search box (shown at top) eats up a big chunk of your taskbar. If you’d
rather dedicate that precious real estate to things like your taskbar buttons, then right-click (or hold
your finger down on) a blank spot on the taskbar.

The Search shortcut menu offers three choices for the Search box: “Show search box” (the usual),
“Show search icon” (only a magnifying glass, second from top), and “Hidden” (bottom). Even if you

choose “Hidden,” you can still press the search keystroke, +S.

Taskbar as App Switcher

Every open window is represented by a button—an actual miniature of the
window itself—that sprouts from its program’s taskbar icon. These buttons
make it easy to switch among open programs and windows. Just click one

to bring its associated window into the foreground, even if it’s been
minimized.