More Windows 7 Tips and Tricks
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Welcome back to part two of our article series on tips and tricks for Windows 7. Let's continue where we left off with some more ways to maximize your Windows 7 experience.
Make the Control Panel easily accessible
As you've read this article so far and probably know from previous experience, the Control Panel is of the essence when you want to tweak your PC. Therefore, why not keep it handy so you can access it easily? To achieve this, you should pin it to your taskbar.
Unfortunately, pinning the Control Panel to the taskbar is not as simple as dragging and dropping it onto the taskbar or doing it through the Start menu. To pin it, you will have to open up the Control Panel first. Once open, you will see its icon on the taskbar. Right click on that icon, and select Pin this program to taskbar. You now have your Control Panel pinned to the taskbar for easy access.
Keep your favorite folders handy
Like the Control Panel and other programs, you can also pin your favorite folders to the taskbar for quick access. To do this, just find the folder you want, hold down on it with right-click, and drag and drop it onto the taskbar. You will see a little prompt that says "Pin to Windows Explorer." Let go of the mouse, and you now have Windows Explorer pinned to the taskbar. To access that favorite folder, right click on the Windows Explorer icon, and you will see the folder listed under Pinned. Just click on its name, and you are in.
Allow yourself to save files in a snap to heavily used folders
If you have certain folders that you use to save files in frequently, you can keep them handy when you save. To do this, open up Windows Explorer and look for the folder you want to use. When you find it, right click on it and drag and drop it to the left side of the Explorer window in the section where it says Favorites. The next time that you go to save a file, you will see that folder on the left hand side of the Save box, so you can click on it without having to go through a bunch of other folders first.
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