QUICK LAUNCH BAR

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REDUCTION OF PICTURES FOR E-MAILING

Beyond & Beginners SIG -- MAY 24, 2007

By Yvonne Davenport

How to Add a Quick Launch Toolbar to the Taskbar:

Rather than have a program that you use regularly positioned on the desktop as a shortcut and taking up desktop space, many users prefer to place their frequently used files on the Quick Launch Bar. This bar is that part of the Taskbar that is generally located immediately to the right of the Start button.

Your Quick Launch toolbar will probably already have some shortcuts, but you can add as many web sites, program and document shortcuts as you want.

The Quick Launch Toolbar gives you single-click access to frequently used features, programs, commands and the desktop.

To Display the Quick Launch Toolbar on the taskbar

o Right-click a blank area on the Taskbar

o Point to Toolbars

o Click Quick Launch

To Place a shortcut to frequently used items on the Quick Launch Toolbar

o Place a shortcut to an item on the desktop. If it is not already there:

Click on the START button.

Point to PROGRAMS.

Find the target program the right-click on it.

At the drop-down menu, point to SEND TO.

Click on DESKTOP (CREATE SHORTCUT)

o Right-drag and drop the shortcut icon to the Quick Launch Toolbar

o At the special popup (contents) menu, click on Move.

To Move an item to a different location on the Quick Launch Toolbar

o Drag and drop the icon

o While dragging, a black line will indicate where the icon will display after it is moved

To Remove an item from the Quick Launch Toolbar

o Right-click the shortcut icon

o Click Delete

o Click Yes to send the shortcut icon to the recycle bin

To Remove the Quick Launch Toolbar from the Taskbar

o Right-click a blank area on the taskbar

o Click Toolbars

o Click Quick Launch

o The Quick Launch Toolbar will now no longer be displayed on the taskbar

RESIZING PICTURES TO SEND OVER EMAIL Send smaller photographs over e-mail using a Windows feature to resize

OR

Picasa, a free download from Google.

WindowsXP -

For pictures in My Pictures folder, the blue task bar at the left has an e-mail option.

Select your photos.

Click e-mail this file.

Windows will ask if you want to make it smaller or keep the same size.

Choose Make them smaller to send in e-mail.

Picturess are transferred to Outlook Express (or your default mail program) and go out as attachments. When the receiver opens the message the picture will also be displayed in the message section of the window.

OR (if you wish to send more than one picture)

To Select Consecutive Pictures -- Click on first picture, then hold down shift key and click on last picture to be sent, then release keys

OR

To Select Random Pictures -- Click on a picture, then hold down control key whole clicking on other pictures, then release keys

THEN

o With cursor on one of the selected photos, Right Click

o Choose Send To Mail recipient.

o Windows will ask if you want to make it smaller or keep the same size.

o Choose Make them smaller to send in e-mail. Click Show More Options or OK.

o Add to message, address to recipient and send message with attached photos.