How to open the taskbar?

taskbar is usually located at the bottom of the screen and is designed for quick access to frequently used programs and files.Customize it as you need to, you can open any application in one click.This is especially useful when your desktop is a wide variety of labels, so in order to find the desired program, it is necessary to spend time.

Opening the taskbar and set it up?What if she was gone?All this, read on.

How to enter the PP?

In the lower area of ​​the screen you can see a thin strip.Its left side has icons assigned programs.After running any application, its icon will appear in the middle.On the right is the notification area (the clock, volume control, the Language bar), which can also be customized.

In order to enter the Windows 7 Taskbar, Right-click on empty space on the lower band (default) in the drop down menu, choose "Properties".A window with three tabs where you can configure to your liking not only the PP and "Start" menu and toolbar.

There is another method to move to the PP.Open the "Start" menu, then select "Control Panel."For the convenience of viewing expose "Small Icons".Go to the PP and the "Start" menu.

Settings in the PP

Now you need to figure out how to customize the taskbar to make you as comfortable as possible to work on the computer.

So you moved into the property.Here you can see what operations it can do:

  • Lock the Taskbar.By selecting this option, you secure it in a particular place.Move the panel fail.
  • automatically hide.If you check the box next to this option, the panel will leave only when you move the cursor to it.
  • Use small icons.It changes the size of the icons of programs that are fixed to the PP.The properties can change their location (on the sides, top or bottom).When you open multiple documents, for example, Word, they will be grouped together, if you select the corresponding function.

In the setting of the notification area, you can select the notification of certain programs (for example, upgrade your computer).

How to add a program to the PP?

you already know how to open the taskbar.The next step - adding to it programs you use most.

Start, for example, Paint.On the icon appears.RMB click on it to bring up the context menu.The drop-down box, you will see 10 (depending on the settings in the "Start" menu) the last documents you worked in a given application.There is also a feature that allows you to make on Windows 7 Taskbar open program.

If you want to remove from the panel any application, then click on it and select PTP "Delete program".

you want to change the number of recent documents in the context menu?Then click RMB on the taskbar, go to Properties, then tab "Start" menu.You'll see the "Customize", in which you need to click.At the bottom, set the number of programs that will be visible in the drop down menu.

Drag PP

How to set the taskbar anywhere on the screen?By default, it is located at the bottom of the screen, but some users want to move it to another location.

drag it in two ways:

  1. Click RMB on it and see whether or not the checkbox next to the function "Lock the Taskbar."If there is a check box, then remove it.Now, holding the LMB, you can move the panel at any convenient place.
  2. Go to the properties of the PP by clicking RMB on it.There is a section where you can drop-down menu to change its location.

When you set the bar at your own site, be sure to secure it, so she could not move around the screen accidentally pressed the left mouse button.

What if missing taskbar?

There are cases where the PP vanishes from the screen.No need to panic, scan your computer for viruses or reinstall the operating system.

Check if you noted in the settings select "Auto-hide the panel."Move the cursor first to the bottom of the screen.If it is not there, you look left, right and top.If you are using a computer is not only you that can change the settings of any other member of the family, without notifying you or do it by accident.You now know how to open the Taskbar, so go to the properties and return the previous settings.

problem is not solved?Then, on your desktop, go to "My Computer" and open the PU by pressing the appropriate button.Then go to "Taskbar and Start Menu."In the window that opens, uncheck that stands near the automatic coagulation panel.

Taskbar is not restored

If the taskbar is gone, and the above methods do not help the recovery is likely to influence this malware that has penetrated the system and changed the registry branch responsible for the PP.In this case, you need to check your computer for viruses and disinfect infected files.If the pest had to edit the registry, you will need to do a restore OS.Select a restore point, when the system is working correctly and make a rollback.

There is another way.Restarting your computer, press F8.A menu appears with options for downloading "Vindous" in safe mode.Select "With the last successful configuration."This method is especially important when you have a desktop hangs a banner with the requirement to pay a sum of money to unlock it.In this case, you would not even be possible to open the toolbar.

Conclusion So, now you know how to open the taskbar, so it will be able to customize on your own.Add to the panel only those programs that you regularly use and do not want them long to find on a busy desktop.

If the panel has disappeared, the first check is its setting.And only then make a decision what to do next.