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How to Pin a Program or Website to the Windows Taskbar
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Right-click on a running program in the taskbar and select Pin to taskbar. This pins the program to your taskbar.Select a file in File Explorer, then drag and drop the file to your taskbar to pin it to the taskbar.Create a shortcut to a website, and drag and drop it to your taskbar to pin a website shortcut to the taskbar.
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The Windows Taskbar is a handy place to have shortcuts because it's always visible when you use Wind...
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Here we describe how to do each one in Windows 10.
The Windows Taskbar is a handy place to have shortcuts because it's always visible when you use Windows. You can also pin favorite websites and even files (though pinning files takes a bit more effort).
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Here we describe how to do each one in Windows 10.
Pin a Program to the Taskbar
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What about Skype or Excel? You can pin whichever programs you use most frequently so you can easily ...
Here we describe how to do each one in Windows 10.
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What about Skype or Excel? You can pin whichever programs you use most frequently so you can easily start them any time. There are two ways to do the pinning, from the open program or from a desktop shortcut.
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The first method is to pin from a program that's running. First, launch the program as you norma...
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The first method is to pin from a program that's running. First, launch the program as you normally would. At the bottom of your screen, the program icon appears on the taskbar.
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Right-click it and, from the menu, select Pin to taskbar. The icon is pinned permanently to the task...
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To change the order of the icons, select and drag them where you like. Alternatively, drag a program...
Right-click it and, from the menu, select Pin to taskbar. The icon is pinned permanently to the taskbar.
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To change the order of the icons, select and drag them where you like. Alternatively, drag a program shortcut on your desktop to the taskbar. The shortcut is pinned permanently to the taskbar.
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Pin a File to the Taskbar
Just as there are certain programs you want easy access to, the...
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Pin a File to the Taskbar
Just as there are certain programs you want easy access to, there may be certain files that you open frequently and want to have handy at all times. Here's how to pin a file to the taskbar.
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Select and drag the file to the taskbar. The icon shows a notice: "Pin to X," with X being t...
When you pin a file to the taskbar, you're actually pinning it to the program it's associated with, so it will not appear as an icon on its own. Open File Explorer and navigate to the file you want to pin.
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Select and drag the file to the taskbar. The icon shows a notice: "Pin to X," with X being t...
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Select and drag the file to the taskbar. The icon shows a notice: "Pin to X," with X being the application the file is associated with.
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To access the file from the taskbar, right-click the icon of the associated application and, from th...
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To access the file from the taskbar, right-click the icon of the associated application and, from the menu, choose the name of the file.
Pin a Website to Taskbar Using Google Chrome
You can also access a website directly from the Windows taskbar. Doing so will open Chrome and then the website, but you'll just have to execute a single click.
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Open Chrome and navigate to the website you want to pin. In the upper-right corner, select the Custo...
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In the Create Shortcut dialog box, type a name for the shortcut. Select Create....
Open Chrome and navigate to the website you want to pin. In the upper-right corner, select the Customize (three vertical dots) icon. Choose More tools > Create shortcut.
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In the Create Shortcut dialog box, type a name for the shortcut. Select Create....
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In the Create Shortcut dialog box, type a name for the shortcut. Select Create.
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Go to your desktop, where you will find the newly created shortcut. Drag the shortcut to the taskbar. The shortcut is pinned permanently to the taskbar.
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