Tech Tips for Catholics

Is your desktop cluttered with icons, folders, and files?  This is a simple way that I use to keep my Windows desktop organized.

Creating a New Desktop Toolbar

Step 1: Right-click the main toolbar (taskbar) and go to Toolbars > New Toolbar…

Step 2: In the New Toolbar dialog box that will appear, single-click on the “My Documents” folder.  Next, click the “Make New Folder” button and name the new folder “My Shortcuts.”  Then click OK.

Step 3: You should see the created toolbar somewhere on the main toolbar.  Click & drag it to either the top, right, or left of the desktop (depending upon your preference).

Step 4: Start dropping your shortcuts to all your programs into your new toolbar.

Tip: If you need to create a shortcut to a program you can hold the Alt key while dragging & dropping the icon of the program you want into the new toolbar.

Step 5: Right-click on your new toolbar and you will see different options to customize the look of your new toolbar (nothing too fancy folks).  You can choose small icons or large icons, show/hide the Title, show/hide the Text, set the toolbar to always be above all windows, and you can turn on the auto-hide feature.  Play around with these settings until you find what you like.

Any leftover files and folders, found on your desktop, you can sort into folders.  Now would be a great time to delete any old files on your desktop that you don’t need anymore.  With a clean desktop you should feel very refreshed.

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