Toolbars in Software

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First, you have the Toolbars item when you hold your mouse over it, a submenu pops out This submenu allows you to select the toolbar items you would like to use Some of these are enabled by default, but you can enable or disable them by just clicking them with your mouse You have these options: I Standard Buttons Enabled by default, this option provides you with the standard toolbar buttons, such as Back, Forward, Up one level, Search, and so forth You need these, so keep this option enabled

I Address Bar Enabled by default, this option gives you the address bar, so you can move to different areas of your computer or even the Internet For example, you could access a folder by simply typing the path to the folder (such as C:\My Documents) or an Internet address I Links This option, which is enabled by default, gives you a Links button on your toolbar so you can access links or resource locations that you commonly use Aside from these standard options, you can also lock the toolbars and you can click Customize This option opens a Customize Toolbar window, as shown in Figure 3-21, where you can add and remove various toolbar buttons and options This feature allows you to configure your folder toolbars so they are exactly what you want!

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Follow these easy steps to create a customized toolbar:

of the window that you want to add to your toolbar, and then click the Add button Continue this process until you have moved all options that you want

to use on your toolbar, and then click Remove Continue this process until you have removed any options you do not want

The Status bar is just the small bar that runs along the bottom of your window It tells you what is going on when you are trying to use or connect to other resources This bar works just like the Status bar in Internet Explorer, and you can choose to use it or not by clicking Status on the View menu

This option has an additional pop-out menu that lists various Explorer items you can select, such as Search, Favorites, and so forth If you select one of these items, an additional pane appears in your window to provide the Explorer option For example, if you select the Search option, the window provides a search section You can experiment with these setting to find ones that are useful to you

The remainder of the View menu contains a number of different icon and list options to determine how the contents of a folder are displayed For example, you can use large icons, small icons, a list, and so forth Just click these options to experiment with them until you find the appearance that you like best You can also learn more about files and folders and how to use folder menus in 4 You ll also note that the View menu has a Customize This Folder option This option essentially allows you to share the folder on a network, and you can learn all about sharing in 11

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I Install and Remove Windows XP Components I Install, Manage, and Remove Programs I Create and Configure Folders and Files The Windows XP operating system is a rich, robust system that is full of tools and features to help you make the most of your computing experience Moreover, you can also easily add new programs and even Windows XP components so that your computer will do exactly what you need it to do From Microsoft Office and Adobe Photoshop to games and tax programs, there are multitudes of programs that you can purchase and install on Windows XP, as well as several additional XP tools that are not included by default In this chapter, we ll look at how to manage programs and components on your XP system, how to add and remove them, and how to manage folders and files so you can keep up with the files you create