Don't Let your Toolbars Waste so much Space

Do the toolbars in your folder windows hog too much space? If your screen resolution is high enough and your folder window large enough, you can make your window panes a little larger by putting two or more toolbars on a single line. (In Windows XP, you may have to unlock the toolbars first by right-clicking the toolbar area at the top of the window and unchecking Lock the Toolbars, if it isn't unchecked already.)

To combine toolbars, simply drag the left edge of one and drop it onto any other. A toolbar can share space with the menu bar, or two or more toolbars can be placed side by side. (In Windows XP, you may want to recheck Lock the Toolbars when you're done to freeze your selected alignment.) Any buttons that get pushed off the right edge of the toolbar for lack of space can still be accessed--just click the double-greater-than symbol (>>).

In Windows 2000, Me, or XP, you have other ways to abbreviate toolbars. Right-click the Standard buttons toolbar and choose Customize. To put your toolbar on a diet, select the buttons you don't need from the list that appears in the right pane and click Remove. You can also drag and drop buttons between the lists of current buttons and available buttons; or use the Move Up and Move Down buttons to place the icons that you use less frequently to the right, where they will disappear into the >> menu but remain accessible. To save even more space, choose No text labels from the 'Text options' drop-down list. When you've achieved your preferred button lineup, click Close.

If you press Enter rather than clicking the Go button after you choose or type a file or folder name in the Address bar, you can save space by right-clicking the button and unchecking Go Button.

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