From: "Windows Me at TechRepublic.com" To: Subject: Ever wanted another Start menu? Date: Tuesday, May 22, 2001 12:17 AM TechRepublic: www.techrepublic.com Presents your WINDOWS ME TECHMAIL ------------------------------------------ This week's Windows Me tip EVER WANTED ANOTHER START MENU? Well we can't go that far, but if you use Microsoft Windows Millennium day in, day out and have a large number of applications installed, you'll find this tip useful for gaining faster access to a portion of the Start menu. First, open the Start menu and locate a portion of the menu tree to which you frequently navigate. For example, you may frequently click Start | Programs | Accessories | Communications if your work involves HyperTerminal and Phone Dialer connections. Make note of the portion of the Start menu you want quick access to and exit the Start menu. (Click an empty space on the desktop.) Now, right-click an empty space on the taskbar, click Toolbars, and click New Toolbar. Browse to the Start Menu folder (usually found in C:\Windows\Start Menu\Programs) and select the subfolder you noted earlier (e.g., the Communications subfolder in the Accessories folder). If you'd like to shorten the name of the folder (e.g., rename the Communications subfolder Comms) so it will fit in the taskbar, right- click the folder and select Rename. Click OK and the shortened name of the folder appears in the taskbar, along with icons for all programs within the folder, thus cluttering up the taskbar. Drag the vertical bar that appears to the left of the folder name out to the right as far as it will go, pushing the folder name towards the System Tray and clock. The application icons are replaced by a double-headed arrow (>>). Now, click the double-headed arrow and an abbreviated menu will appear that contains the applications from the folder you selected. You can even copy icons onto the new Start-like menu by dragging and dropping them onto the double-headed icon. 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