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location on screen” drop-down menu to choose Left, Right, Top, or

Bottom. (You can do this even if the taskbar is locked.)

You’ll probably find that the right side of your screen works better than the

left. Most programs put their document windows against the left edge of the
screen, where the taskbar and its labels might get in the way.

Note

When you position your taskbar vertically, what was once the right side of the taskbar becomes
the bottom. In other words, the clock appears at the bottom of the vertical taskbar. So as you read
references to the taskbar in this book, mentally substitute the phrase “bottom part of the taskbar”
when you read references to the “right side of the taskbar.”

Taskbar Toolbars

You’d be forgiven if you’ve never even heard of taskbar toolbars; this is

one obscure feature.

These toolbars are separate horizontal sections on the taskbar that offer
special-function features. You can even build your own toolbars—for

example, one stocked with documents related to a single project.
(Somewhere, there’s a self-help group for people who spend entirely too
much time fiddling with this kind of thing.)

To make a toolbar appear or disappear, right-click a blank spot on the
taskbar and choose from the Toolbars submenu that appears. The ones with
checkmarks are the ones you’re seeing now; you can click to turn them on
and off.

For a complete rundown of the Address toolbar, the Links toolbar, the
Desktop toolbar, and how to make your own toolbars, see the free PDF
appendix to this chapter called “Taskbar Toolbars.” It’s on this book’s

“Missing CD” at missingmanuals.com.

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