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Windows 95 Taskbar - Toolbar
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This category contains help on the Windows 95 Taskbar - Toolbar including the Documents menu, the Programs menu, and more.


#1: Temporarily Remove the Taskbar
Temporarily hide Windows 95's taskbar.

#2: View the Desktop - Minimize Windows
Hide all your open windows from the Windows 95 taskbar so you can see the Desktop.

#3: Re-enable the Smooth Gliding Taskbar
Smooth the graphics display of Windows 95's taskbar AutoHide feature.

#4: Remove "Documents" Menu Items
Clear older documents from Windows 95 Start Menu's "Documents" menu.

#5: Place Speaker Icon in Taskbar
Add a button on the Windows 95 taskbar to access the volume control.

#6: Get a Clock on the Taskbar
Add the clock back to Windows 95's taskbar.

#7: Remove the Click Here to Begin
Disable the "Click Here to Begin" arrow near the Windows 95 Start button.

#8: Tile or Cascade the Windows
Organize your open windows from the taskbar.

#9: Start Menu Sluggish?
Is your Windows 95 Start menu slow? This tip may pep it up.

#10: How Win95 Handles Many Minimized Apps
Explains how Windows 95 displays the taskbar when there are too many open windows to show all their names simultaneously.

#11: Resizing the Taskbar
Increase the size of Windows 95's taskbar.

#12: Remove Speaker Icon from Taskbar
Remove the speaker icon and volume control from the Windows 95 taskbar.

#13: Move the Taskbar Around the Screen
Reposition the taskbar on your Windows 95 Desktop.

#14: View the Date From the Taskbar
View today's date by hovering over the Windows 95 taskbar.

#15: Shrink the Start Menu Icons
Shrink the icons displayed in the main menu of the "Start" menu.

#16: Taskbar Moves Slowly
Speed up Windows 95's taskbar AutoHide feature.

#17: Switching Keyboard Languages on the System Tray
Add the ability to switch keyboard languages from the Windows 95 taskbar.

#18: Drag & Drop Involving Taskbar
Drag and drop to a covered window by using Windows 95's taskbar.

#19: Move or Remove the Start Button - Temporarily
Temporarily move the "Start" button around the taskbar.

#20: Close Programs Quickly From Taskbar
A mouse shortcut to close windows directly from the Windows 95 taskbar.

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