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John Callaway December 22nd 12 06:10 PM

XP Toolbar
 
How do I put icons onto the toolbar? I did it on one laptop but cannot
seem to do it on another.

JPC

Tim Meddick[_3_] December 22nd 12 07:55 PM

XP Toolbar
 
What "Toolbar" in Windows XP are you referring to?

Internet Explorer?, ... Windows Explorer?,... Notepad?,... ...or, perhaps
you mean the "Taskbar" at the very bottom of the Windows XP desktop?,...

The latter is called the Quick Launch ToolBar, and is [re] activated by
"right-clicking" on an *empty* area of the taskbar at the base of your
desktop, and choosing :

"Toolbars" "Quick Launch"

hope this is of some help...

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Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-)




"John Callaway" wrote in message
...
How do I put icons onto the toolbar? I did it on one laptop but cannot
seem to do it on another.

JPC



VanguardLH[_2_] December 22nd 12 07:55 PM

XP Toolbar
 
"John Callaway" wrote:

How do I put icons onto the toolbar? I did it on one laptop but cannot
seem to do it on another.


Did you unlock the Windows taskbar so you could modify it?

Barry Schwarz[_2_] December 22nd 12 08:10 PM

XP Toolbar
 
On Sat, 22 Dec 2012 12:10:11 -0500, John Callaway
wrote:

How do I put icons onto the toolbar? I did it on one laptop but cannot
seem to do it on another.


Into which part of the tool bar? The Quick Launch area? The Service
Tray?

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J. P. Gilliver (John) December 23rd 12 12:51 PM

XP Toolbar
 
In message , Tim Meddick
writes:
What "Toolbar" in Windows XP are you referring to?

Internet Explorer?, ... Windows Explorer?,... Notepad?,... ...or,
perhaps you mean the "Taskbar" at the very bottom of the Windows XP
desktop?,...

The latter is called the Quick Launch ToolBar, and is [re] activated by
"right-clicking" on an *empty* area of the taskbar at the base of your
desktop, and choosing :

"Toolbars" "Quick Launch"


I've just turned this off and on by following your instructions, and -
thanks very much, though I know you didn't intend it! - it has now
shrunk. I can see six icons (two rows of three, since I have a
double-height toolbar), with next to it a button with "" on it, which
when clicked, pops up - temporarily the others. How do I get it back (to
where all my quick launch icons are permanently visible, with less space
for task buttons) (-:? I've tried dragging that "" button.

hope this is of some help...

Assuming the OP _did_ mean the QL area, he maybe meant how you actually
get further icons into it ...
==

Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-)




"John Callaway" wrote in message
.. .
How do I put icons onto the toolbar? I did it on one laptop but cannot
seem to do it on another.

JPC



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John Callaway December 23rd 12 04:49 PM

XP Toolbar
 
OK, I'll try to explain this the best I can. I am trying to set up
laptop for my daughter the same way that I have my laptop setup. I
don't remember how I set mine up. I have managed to create a new quick
launch on the bottom but it has an extra row that I cannot get rid of.
So I guess my question is how do I get rid of the extra row and still
keep my row of quick launch icons?

JPC

On Sat, 22 Dec 2012 11:10:41 -0800, Barry Schwarz
wrote:

On Sat, 22 Dec 2012 12:10:11 -0500, John Callaway
wrote:

How do I put icons onto the toolbar? I did it on one laptop but cannot
seem to do it on another.


Into which part of the tool bar? The Quick Launch area? The Service
Tray?



VanguardLH[_2_] December 23rd 12 06:25 PM

XP Toolbar
 
"John Callaway" wrote:

I have managed to create a new quick launch on the bottom but it has
an extra row that I cannot get rid of. So I guess my question is how
do I get rid of the extra row and still keep my row of quick launch
icons?


Reduce the height of the Windows taskbar. Unlock it, position the mouse
cursor on the top edge (so it become a double up/down arrow), and drag
down to reduce height (which reduces the row count). Then lock the
Windows taskbar again.

Your reply asks for something completely different than your original
request. First you wanted to put icons in a toolbar (QuickLaunch
toolbar in the Windows taskbar?). Now you're asking how to alter the
height (number of rows) in the Windows taskbar. Not the same thing.

John Callaway December 24th 12 03:47 PM

XP Toolbar
 
On Sun, 23 Dec 2012 11:25:39 -0600, VanguardLH wrote:

Ok, I finally got it! I don't know exactly how I did it but it's the
way I want it now. Thanks for all your help.

JPC

"John Callaway" wrote:

I have managed to create a new quick launch on the bottom but it has
an extra row that I cannot get rid of. So I guess my question is how
do I get rid of the extra row and still keep my row of quick launch
icons?


Reduce the height of the Windows taskbar. Unlock it, position the mouse
cursor on the top edge (so it become a double up/down arrow), and drag
down to reduce height (which reduces the row count). Then lock the
Windows taskbar again.

Your reply asks for something completely different than your original
request. First you wanted to put icons in a toolbar (QuickLaunch
toolbar in the Windows taskbar?). Now you're asking how to alter the
height (number of rows) in the Windows taskbar. Not the same thing.




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