Pin frequently used files or folders to taskbar program icons (Jump Lists)
Ajay.E
Windows 7’s taskbar rethink means that a large number of
the tips and tweaks here involve this thin bit of real estate, but
here’s another taskbar-related tidbit that’s nonetheless invaluable.
It’s been possible to set up shortcuts to frequently used files or
folders on the Windows Desktop for ages, of course, but accessing them
requires minimizing or otherwise moving around windows to uncover them.
Windows 7, however, allows you to “pin” files or folders you use often
onto relevant program icons in the taskbar for easy access, always
keeping them above the desktop-window fray.
For example, say you often work with a spreadsheet file called “TAXES.XLS” in Excel. Launch Excel, then find the file “TAXES.XLS.” Left-click or right-click on the file itself, then drag it onto the Excel taskbar program icon. You should see a message to “Pin to Microsoft Excel”; when you do, release the mouse button.
The file will be added to what Windows 7 calls a Jump List, a list of frequently accessed files, folders, and actions that you can get to right from the taskbar via the program’s icon. Here's a sample Jump List for Microsoft Word:
For a Jump List to be at hand, the program needs to have been launched, however—or its icon permanently pinned to the taskbar
For example, say you often work with a spreadsheet file called “TAXES.XLS” in Excel. Launch Excel, then find the file “TAXES.XLS.” Left-click or right-click on the file itself, then drag it onto the Excel taskbar program icon. You should see a message to “Pin to Microsoft Excel”; when you do, release the mouse button.
The file will be added to what Windows 7 calls a Jump List, a list of frequently accessed files, folders, and actions that you can get to right from the taskbar via the program’s icon. Here's a sample Jump List for Microsoft Word:
For a Jump List to be at hand, the program needs to have been launched, however—or its icon permanently pinned to the taskbar
No comments:
Post a Comment