None of this is edited or in any particular order.
It is called the Taskbar. The Start button is usually on the left of the
Taskbar, when the Taskbar is at the bottom of the screen. The Taskbar
can be moved to the top or bottom or right or left of the screen.
The area by the clock is called the Notification area.
Open folders and applications show on the Taskbar as Taskbar Buttons.
The Quick Launch area, if selected as a Toolbar is just to the right of
the Start button.
The Address bar, if selected as a Toolbar is just to the left of the
Notification area. You can also drag it around on the Taskbar.
You can create a floating toolbar by dragging any toolbar or folder from
the taskbar to the desktop.
taskbar
[[The bar that contains the Start button and appears by default at the
bottom of the desktop. You can click the taskbar buttons to switch
between programs. You can also hide the taskbar, move it to the sides or
top of the
desktop, and customize it in other ways.]]
Taskbar
[[A special toolbar that docks on an edge of the desktop supplied by the
system. The taskbar includes the Start button, a button for each open
primary window, and a status area.]]
taskbar button
[[A button that appears on the taskbar and corresponds to a running
application.]]
Right click the Taskbar | Properties | Taskbar tab |
Auto-hide the taskbar
[[Hides the taskbar. To redisplay the taskbar, point to the area of your
screen where the taskbar is located. If you want to be sure that your
taskbar will be visible whenever you point to it, select the Keep the
taskbar on top of other windows check box and also select the Auto-hide
the
taskbar check box.]]
Keep the taskbar on top of other windows
[[Ensures that the taskbar is always visible, even when you run a program
in
a maximized (full-screen) window.]]
Lock the taskbar
[[Locks the taskbar at its current position on the desktop so that it
cannot
be moved to a new location and also locks the size and position of any
toolbar displayed on the taskbar so that it cannot be changed.]]
Right click the taskbar, then click to clear the Lock Taskbar option.
Left click, in the middle of the Taskbar, hold down the button and drag
the
Taskbar down to the bottom.
Right click the taskbar, then click Lock the Taskbar.
Now it can't be moved or resized unless the Lock Taskbar option is
cleared again.
Right click the taskbar then click to clear the Lock Taskbar option.
Move your cursor over the edge of the taskbar until it becomes a
double-headed arrow.
Left click and drag down to the single height.
Right click the taskbar then click Lock the Taskbar.
Now it can't be moved or resized unless the Lock Taskbar option is
cleared again.
If that doesn't work and you have Quick Launch...
Try small icons in Quick Launch and see what happens.
Right click the Taskbar | Select Lock the taskbar to unlock it | Right
click
an empty area of the Quick Launch area and select View | Select Small
icons
*View will not appear in the menu if the Taskbar is locked.
Also try placing all the toolbars,including the Quick Launch bar, on one
line then you can probably resize the Task Bar to one line.
The status area on the Taskbar is called the Notification area.
notification area
[[The area on the taskbar to the right of the taskbar buttons. The
notification area displays the time and can also contain shortcuts that
provide quick access to programs, such as Volume Control and Power
Options.
Other shortcuts can appear temporarily, providing information about the
status of activities. For example, the printer shortcut icon appears
after a
document has been sent to the printer and disappears when printing
is complete.]]
Taskbar notification area overview
[[The notification area of the taskbar is where you usually see the
current
time displayed. This area can become crowded with notification icons
that appear when certain events occur, such as when you receive e-mail
or when you open Task Manager. Windows displays a notification icon
when an event occurs. After a short time, Windows puts the icon in the
background to simplify that area. You can access the icons that have
been placed in the background by clicking a button in the notification
area.]] Click on the (chevron) << looking button in the Taskbar
notification
area. [[In Microsoft Windows XP, icons in the Notification area (on the
right
side
of the taskbar) are, by default, hidden when they are inactive. This
behavior is determined by a setting, which can be cleared or selected for
each item.]]
Description of Notification Area Settings
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/279771
Taskbar notification area overview
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/.../win_tray_taskbar_notifications_overview.mspx
Icons in the Notification Area May Disappear If You Use High-Contrast
Color
Themes in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/321213
How To Display the Volume Icon in the Notification Area in Windows
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/279435
Notification Balloons May Be Corrupted When a Computer Resumes from
Standby
or Hibernate
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/817506
Volume icon is displayed incorrectly in the notification area after the
computer resumes from standby
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/828694
Icons in the notification area become distorted or blurred in Windows XP
and
Windows 2000
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/836212
Right click the Taskbar | Properties | Taskbar tab | Customize button |
Click on the Behavior item to show the V | Click the V to display; Hide
when
inactive, Always hide and Always show | Now you can select one
Description of Notification Area Settings
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/279771
Taskbar Show Date and Time.
Depending on how you have your date/time options set, you can double the
size of the Taskbar and the Date will also show up. This takes up quite
a bit of space.
Right click the Taskbar | If Lock the Taskbar has a check mark next to
it, left click it to unlock it | Move your cursor over the top of the
Taskbar until a double headed arrow appears | Left click and drag the
Taskbar up as
far as it will go | Right click the Taskbar | Left click: Lock the
Taskbar to lock it in place.
Lock the taskbar...
[[Locks the taskbar at its current position on the desktop so that it
cannot
be moved to a new location and also locks the size and position of any
toolbar displayed on the taskbar so that it cannot be changed.]]
Delete the IconStreams and PastIconsStream values from the following
registry key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\
CurrentVersion\Explorer\TrayNotify
How to Clear Past Items from the Notification Area
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/283084
For an automated edit, go here...
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
Read the instructions at the top.
Scroll down to and click on...
53. Remove Past Items From Notification Area
53. right hand side
Hide or Show Inactive Icons - Notification Area
To display the volume control icon in the notification area
Open Sounds and Audio Devices in Control Panel.
Volume tab | Select the Place volume icon in the taskbar
check box | Click Apply | Click OK
If you get this error:
Windows cannot display the volume control on the taskbar because the
Volume
Control program has not been installed. To install it use Add/Remove
Programs in Control Panel.
See this...
Volume Icon Is Not Displayed in the Notification Area, and You Receive an
Error Message When You Try to Add It
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/319095
How To Display the Volume Icon in the Notification Area in Windows
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/279435
Windows System Tray Icons
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310578
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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
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Philip K. said:
Hi Everybody,
I have a few questions about the tool bar at the bottom of the screen.
I see the following sections for this tool bar. (1) Start button, (2)
Quick launch icons (3) Names of open applications and (4) area for time
and a few unwanted items
1. What are the correct names for the various sections of the tool bar
and
the tool bar itself.
2. Norton Utilities has put an icon on the section with names of open
applications. How do I get rid of it.
3. How do I get rid of the icons on the section which has time.
4. I seem to be able to add or subtract from the quick launch section by
dragging from/to the desk top.
Thanks for any help.
Phil
