- sorting toolbar items
- Posted by KB on November 21st, 2005
Hi all,
I made a folder on my desktop called Toolbar where I keep shortcuts to
programs and folders, then went to Taskbar/Toobars/New Toolbars then
made a new toolbar from the Toolbars folder. I then drag the toolbar to
the left side of my screen. I have been doing this for some time and
like having the toolbar to pop out from the side of my screen when I
need it.
My problem/question is, is there any way to sort the items on the
toolbar. I am always adding shortcuts to my toolbar, but other than
manually alphabetizing them there is no way I know to sort them.
Suggestions?
KB
- Posted by Wesley Vogel on November 21st, 2005
On the View menu, point to Arrange Icons by | Name
In details view, by default Windows Explorer displays files and folders in
ascending order.
To sort items using a different column..
In the Contents pane, click the category that contains the items that you
want to sort.
To sort items in ascending or descending order, click the column heading,
notice which way the arrow is pointing.
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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
In news:ZFogf.13189$Y82.11628@bignews4.bellsouth.net,
KB <karlb65nospam@bellsouth.net> hunted and pecked:
> Hi all,
>
> I made a folder on my desktop called Toolbar where I keep shortcuts to
> programs and folders, then went to Taskbar/Toobars/New Toolbars then
> made a new toolbar from the Toolbars folder. I then drag the toolbar to
> the left side of my screen. I have been doing this for some time and
> like having the toolbar to pop out from the side of my screen when I
> need it.
>
> My problem/question is, is there any way to sort the items on the
> toolbar. I am always adding shortcuts to my toolbar, but other than
> manually alphabetizing them there is no way I know to sort them.
>
> Suggestions?
>
> KB
- Posted by KB on November 21st, 2005
Wesley Vogel wrote:
> On the View menu, point to Arrange Icons by | Name
>
> In details view, by default Windows Explorer displays files and folders in
> ascending order.
>
> To sort items using a different column..
>
> In the Contents pane, click the category that contains the items that you
> want to sort.
>
> To sort items in ascending or descending order, click the column heading,
> notice which way the arrow is pointing.
>
Guess this is a hard one to explain. I have a folder called Toolbar that
contains my "shortcuts". I make a new toolbar of my shortcuts then drag
it to my lefthand screen. As I add new programs, I drag shortcuts from
those to my Shortcuts Toolbar. What I would like to do is sort by name
the items in my toolbar (but I can only do so in the folder the toolbar
points to and not in the toobar itself. Thus, changes in the Toolbar
folder doesn't change the shortcuts in my shortcuts toolbar).
Thought there might be a registry setting that could it perhaps.
Again, thanks.
KB
- Posted by Wesley Vogel on November 21st, 2005
KB,
Open the Toolbar | Right click | Sort by Name
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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
In news:s9pgf.13198$Y82.1805@bignews4.bellsouth.net,
KB <karlb65nospam@bellsouth.net> hunted and pecked:
> Wesley Vogel wrote:
>> On the View menu, point to Arrange Icons by | Name
>>
>> In details view, by default Windows Explorer displays files and folders
>> in ascending order.
>>
>> To sort items using a different column..
>>
>> In the Contents pane, click the category that contains the items that you
>> want to sort.
>>
>> To sort items in ascending or descending order, click the column heading,
>> notice which way the arrow is pointing.
>>
> Guess this is a hard one to explain. I have a folder called Toolbar that
> contains my "shortcuts". I make a new toolbar of my shortcuts then drag
> it to my lefthand screen. As I add new programs, I drag shortcuts from
> those to my Shortcuts Toolbar. What I would like to do is sort by name
> the items in my toolbar (but I can only do so in the folder the toolbar
> points to and not in the toobar itself. Thus, changes in the Toolbar
> folder doesn't change the shortcuts in my shortcuts toolbar).
>
> Thought there might be a registry setting that could it perhaps.
>
> Again, thanks.
>
> KB
- Posted by shankotez@gmail.com on November 26th, 2005
try using xneat to sort taskbar items http://www.xneat.com/
- Posted by Wesley Vogel on November 26th, 2005
Now there's an idea.
Spend $25 for something that has nothing to do with the question.
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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
In news:1133008531.958511.324190@g49g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com,
shankotez@gmail.com <shankotez@gmail.com> hunted and pecked:
> try using xneat to sort taskbar items http://www.xneat.com/
