Tip #4324 - Three More Vista Tips
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Three
More Vista Tips
You got a triple
dose of Windows Vista tips yesterday and guess what, that's exactly
what you're getting again today. Let's check them out!
Tip #1
- Moving Folders Made Easy
Personal folders are handy, but they may not live where you want them
to forever. Fortunately, you can relocate your own folders fairly
easily. To move the Document folder, proceed as follows:
1.) Click your
username in the top right corner of the Start menu
to open your profile.
2.) Next, right
click Documents and choose Properties.
3.) Then click
Location, Move and select the new
location. Or, you can even create a new one at this time.
4.) You'll then
be asked if you want to move your documents. Click Yes.
Now, you can
do this same thing for any of your folders, but I warn you that you
won't want to try this with the Public folder. There's a Location
tab for that, but no Move button, so you wouldn't get very far.
Tip #2
- Resizing Your Folder Icons
You may have noticed
that by simply holding down the Ctrl key on your
keyboard, you can use your mouse's scroll wheel to resize a folder's
icon. But, you may not have noticed that this works on the desktop
itself as well. You can resize your icons from a standard 48 x 48
pixels to a full 256 x 256 photo, with quality renditions.
1.) To do so,
go to the Computer icon on your desktop.
2.) Click the
arrow to the right of the View menu, where you'll
find a slider with an endless selection of icon sizes. You can then
size up all your icons to your heart's content!
Tip #3
- Move Quick Launch to the Side
Sadly, Microsoft
confirms that they have cut the ability to drag toolbars off the taskbar
in Vista, because it was too confusing for users.
But, of course,
there is a workaround for this as well and here is how you can do
it:
1.) Right click
on any blank area on your desktop.
2.) Select New
Folder from the context menu.
3.) Drag the new
folder to the very side of your screen and let go of your mouse. The
toolbar should run vertically down the side of your desktop.
4.) Next, right
click the new toolbar and select Toolbar, Quick
Launch.
5.) Then right
click the new toolbar again and deselect New Folder.
6.) Right click
the taskbar at the bottom of your screen, select Toolbars
and deselect Quick Launch.
You can then watch
the same being performed right here
as well.
I hope you have
enjoyed these three very easy Windows Vista tips. Give them a try
today!
~ Ramachandran
Kumaraswami
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