Improving Productivity by Setting Taskbar Options

The taskbar comes with a few options that can help you be more productive either by saving a few mouse clicks or by giving you more screen room to display your applications, so let’s start there. Follow these steps to set these taskbar options:

1. Right-click the taskbar and then click Properties. The Taskbar Properties dialog box appears with the Taskbar tab displayed, as shown in Figure 24.13.

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Figure 24.13. Use the Taskbar tab to set up the taskbar for improved productivity.

2. Activate or deactivate the following options, as required, to boost your productivity:

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