Narmally, the taskbar appears at the
bottom of the desktop. You can also move it to any side of the desktop.
However, the taskbar is lacked by defaulot. You need to unlock th taskbar
before changing its size and position.
To unlock the taskbar.
1.Right-click
anywhere on the empty space on the taskbar. A shortcut menu appears.
2.Click
properties.
The Taskbar and start menu
properties
dialog box
appease. A dialog box is a
type of window displayed to gather information from the user to complete a
specific task.
3.Click to
clear the Lock the taskbar check box.
4.Click apply, and then click OK.
Now, you can move the taskbar to a new
location. For example to move the taskbar to the left side of the desktop:
1.Point to an empty space on the taskbar.
2.Drag the taskbar to the left end of the desktop.
The taskbar
is moved to the left side.
The taskbar
can be resized also.
1.Point to the inside border of the taskbar. A
double-headed arrow appears.
2.Drag the border
to the size you want.
The taskbar is resized.
You can also hide the taskbar to view
documents or pictures in full-screen mode.
To hide the taskbar
1.Right-click anywhere on the empty space on the
taskbar.
2.Click Properties.
The Taskbar and start menu prorperties
dialog box appears.
3.Select the Auto-hide the taskbar check box.
4.Click Apply, and then click ok.
The taskbar is hidden from your view.when you
point to the
location where the taskbar was, the
taskbar
reappears.when you move the mouse
pointer away,
the taskbar is hidden again.
To view the taskbar permanently,click to clear the
Auto-ide the
taskbar check box in the Taskbar and Start Menu Properites
dialog.