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Exploring Your Options

Personalizing your desktop

 

Toolbar element

Description

 

Standard buttons

Displays buttons for commonly used commands,

 

 

 

such as copying, pasting, deleting items,

 

 

 

changing views, and browsing backward and

 

 

 

forward.

 

Quick Launch

Opens your browser or email program or allows

 

 

 

you to view channels or instantly bring your

desktop to the front.

To add a new toolbar button, drag the program icon to the Quick Launch tray.

Displaying a toolbar in a window

1 On the desktop, double-click My Computer.

The My Computer window appears.

2On the View menu, point to Toolbars, then click the name of the toolbar you want to display.

The toolbar appears below the menu bar of the current window.

Displaying information about each folder

In addition to displaying the contents of each window, you might find it helpful to have the operating system display the name of the folder and brief information about how to use the folder.

1Double-click My Computer. The My Computer window opens.

2Open the folder you want to view as a Web page.

3On the Tools menu, select Folder Options.

4Make the selections on the View tab, then click OK.