Organize your Quick Launch menu

[Dr-Leech]

It's a stupid tip, but could help some people keep their quick launch organized using folders.

Really simple.
Just go to:

C:\Documents and Settings\{USER}\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch

(replace {USER} with your Windows User)

And start creating folders and add shortcuts or programs inside.

It will look like this:

[lanux128]

a good point, i have the path in my CLCL macro for quick opening. another option is FreeLaunchBar or its beefier cousin, TrueLaunchBar which is currently available at 50% discount.

[a_lunatic]

I tried a lot of programs for taskbars but didn't like any of them(just to much bloat for me) & settled on using a double size Taskbar & folders using alt codes as names which are added as toolbars & all so use Start Killer & PresStart to reclaim the wasted space under the start button

The orb is just a shortcut thats in a folder with no name by the use of alt codes to the PresStart program & the QuickLaunch is the last two icons to the right.

[AndyM]

folders using alt codes as names which are added as toolbars

-a_lunatic (February 12, 2008, 07:59 AM)

Two questions:  Do you manually change the sort order in your toolbars?  If so, does the sort revert to alphabetical after a reboot or explorer restart?

[a_lunatic]

No all the shortcuts in the folders are sorted alphabetical anyway from when they are added

[Dr-Leech]

The orb is just a shortcut thats in a folder with no name by the use of alt codes to the PresStart program & the QuickLaunch is the last two icons to the right.

-a_lunatic (February 12, 2008, 07:59 AM)

Why do you use alt codes as names? just visually pleasure?

[AndyM]

No all the shortcuts in the folders are sorted alphabetical anyway from when they are added

-a_lunatic (February 12, 2008, 08:25 AM)

Thanks

[a_lunatic]

Why do you use alt codes as names? just visually pleasure?

-Dr-Leech (February 12, 2008, 08:55 AM)

Just didn't want numbers or letters.

[Dr-Leech]

Why do you use alt codes as names? just visually pleasure?

-Dr-Leech (February 12, 2008, 08:55 AM)

Just didn't want numbers or letters.

-a_lunatic (February 12, 2008, 11:24 AM)

Ahh nerdy boy 

[nite_monkey]

I do something similar to that, I use the right side of my second monitor and put all my icons into organized folders, and then I dock those folders to the side of my second monitor.

[Hirudin]

I think you can right click on the quick launch bar and choose "Open Folder". Just a quick way to get to it...

I do it like nite_monkey (but I only have one monitor). I have a "shortcuts" folder on my desktop that I have docked to the left side of my screen (set to auto hide).

The icons are re-arrangeable and stay that way between restarts.

[app103]

It's a stupid tip, but could help some people keep their quick launch organized using folders.

Really simple.
Just go to:

C:\Documents and Settings\{USER}\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch

(replace {USER} with your Windows User)

And start creating folders and add shortcuts or programs inside.

It will look like this:
 (see attachment in previous post)

-Dr-Leech (February 12, 2008, 04:19 AM)

You don't have to go there to do it. You can open any folder on your system onto your taskbar as a toolbar. You can even drag a folder full of shortcuts from explorer and smack it against an unused side of the screen and make a new toolbar that is just like your taskbar that can autohide & all. It just doesn't have the start button, open program buttons, or system tray...pure shortcut & toolbar space. 

This is how I did my 'scary toolbars', that always seems to freak people out.

Keeping the 'desktop' toolbar slid down like I have it on the bottom left, makes every drive, folder, and file on my pc accessable from a menu, under 'My Computer'...including ones on any CD or DVD I may have inserted.

[Dr-Leech]

OMG.
That's incredible. You're a big menus fan!

[Darwin]

This is how I did my 'scary toolbars', that always seems to freak people out.

-app103 (February 19, 2008, 09:30 AM)