General Tips - Use the Quick Launch Toolbar for files or programs you open regularly

There are many files or programs that are opened frequently. Rather than having to look for them repeatedly, it is quite easy to create shortcuts to them – simply go to the folder that has the file, then right click on the file and select Send to and then  Desktop (create shortcut).  This of course requires going to the Desktop each time. An easier method is to use the Quick Launch toolbar which appears on the bottom of your Desktop. Just drag the file to the toolbar and a shortcut is created there. This will add an icon of the file to the toolbar and you can more easily open the file. A suggestion – do remember to change the icon for this so that you can identify the file immediately.

If you have too many shortcuts on the toolbar, either increase its width or create another toolbar by right clicking on the taskbar.

(Tip by Vibha:
re the use of toolbar for opening files that are very regularly used. i am sending to u my way of doing things.

if u dont want your toolbar to be very big, but you have too many icons on it, just drag the dotted lines over the icons, the files are compressed, and two arrows appear, you can click on them and one can see the files on the toolbar, and access those that u want. this way the screen isnt occupied. also, even if you dont change the icon, point the cursor on the icon and you know which file it is.)