Simple tricks to customize the toolbar in Windows 8 and RT

One of the most forgotten features of the different Windows OS has always been the toolbar, that great unknown Relegated to a background to the detriment of the taskbar, much more accessible a priori, it is a bar that can be very useful to us.

As we are accustomed to using different shortcuts from our taskbar, located by default at the bottom of the screen, the toolbar usually appears without showing its potential. That is why we are going to see some simple tricks to customize the toolbar in Windows 8 and RT, thanks to which we will gain in productivity.

"Both the taskbar and the toolbar are, by default, at the bottom of the screen. Although we can change this if we right click with our mouse (or by holding down with our finger) on any part of the main bar in which there is no icon to see its Properties, verifying that there is a section from which we can change the location of the on-screen taskbar on four different sides."

One feature that was lost when leaving Windows XP was the ability to pin any folder to the taskbar. Now we can only do it with programs. Hence, one of the simple tricks with the toolbar helps us to alleviate this lack

Create access to any directory or folder using the Windows 8 toolbar

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Creating access to any directory or folder using the toolbar couldn&39;t be easier since all we need to do is click right with our mouse over a blank space, without any icon, of the task/tool ​​bar, and select the option Toolbar to display another window with the different options. We will have four by default, three inherited from old versions of Windows, such as Address, Links and Desktop, and a new one taking advantage of the touch functions of Windows 8 and RT, such as the Touch Keyboard. Which of these can come in handy? The address, for example."

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And thanks to the address bar of the toolbar we will have a small redoubt, from the desktop itself, from which we can write any Internet address, which automatically, after pressing Enter>"

On the other hand, the grace of the toolbar also lies in the possibility of creating any access to our team. What can this serve us for? Well, for example, to access the folder where all the screenshots of Windows 8 and RT are stored. Or to see the different roots of our team, or any specific unit.

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To add a dropdown shortcut in the toolbar we just have to press the option New toolbar from the dropdown that we opened before, and from there indicate if what we want is a folder, a unit, or our own team. It is especially practical if we want to control folders that we access a lot, since when they are active in the toolbar we can display them by clicking on the double arrow located on the right side of their name, to navigate through the content they have, or even open them directly by right clicking on its name in the toolbar and clicking Open Folder.Controlling all this we will gain comfort and productivity with a few clicks."

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