In W10 ... I want to place an icon in theTTask Bar that links to a particular text file; and I want that iconlink to be permanent, to stay there, even after I shut down.
Would someone tell me how I do that? How do I paste the shortcut to the text file on to the Task bar? Thanks.
You can't, WDC. The only way I've found is to set up the Quick Launch Bar. You can add whatever you want to that.In W10 ... I want to place an icon in theTTask Bar that links to a particular text file; and I want that iconlink to be permanent, to stay there, even after I shut down.
Would someone tell me how I do that? How do I paste the shortcut to the text file on to the Task bar? Thanks.
The tutorial is here: Quick Launch toolbar - Add or Remove in Windows 10 - Windows 10 blog
You can, but, you would need to create a shortcut on the Desktop adding the prefix: explorer.exeat the beginning, then a space, then the path to the file, (right click on the file while holding down Shift then 'Copy as Path'), then paste that into the rest of the shortcut path, click next, name it what you wish, click finish. If you want to give the shortcut a notepad icon, right click on it, choose Properties/Change Icon, in the icon source dialog type notepad.exe and choose the icon, click OK/Apply and OK, then drag that to the taskbar.In W10 ... I want to place an icon in theTTask Bar that links to a particular text file; and I want that iconlink to be permanent, to stay there, even after I shut down.
Would someone tell me how I do that? How do I paste the shortcut to the text file on to the Task bar? Thanks.
You can delete the desktop shortcut if you wish.
Note: It will open a new instance of Notepad every time but, it will always be that file
Good grief, Edwin, no wonder I never was able to have a file in my taskbar. It's so much easier to just build the Quick Launch Bar.You can, but, you would need to create a shortcut on the Desktop adding the prefix: explorer.exeat the beginning, then a space, then the path to the file, (right click on the file while holding down Shift then 'Copy as Path'), then paste that into the rest of the shortcut path, click next, name it what you wish, click finish. If you want to give the shortcut a notepad icon, right click on it, choose Properties/Change Icon, in the icon source dialog type notepad.exe and choose the icon, click OK/Apply and OK, then drag that to the taskbar.
You can delete the desktop shortcut if you wish.
Note: It will open a new instance of Notepad every time but, it will always be that file
True. Gotta try everything at least once though!Good grief, Edwin, no wonder I never was able to have a file in my taskbar. It's so much easier to just build the Quick Launch Bar.
Nope, not moi! If you say it works, then it works for you. Quick Launch works best for me because I don't want any icons in my taskbar.True. Gotta try everything at least once though!
I just did it for the OP, I don't like a cluttered taskbar either!Nope, not moi! If you say it works, then it works for you. Quick Launch works best for me because I don't want any icons in my taskbar.
I did find a way to put everything into 'This PC' though; folders, drives, removable storage, apps, programs, control panel, search page, everything!!!
Okey Dokey, then with that radio voice of yours, create a video tutorial so the rest of us that want to can do it.I just did it for the OP, I don't like a cluttered taskbar either!
I did find a way to put everything into 'This PC' though; folders, drives, removable storage, apps, programs, control panel, search page, everything!!!
Edwin, you are on the hook now for that tutorial, LOL. In the meantime I can offer this - works also in Win10.
I don't think they'll let me do any more tutorials, musta reached my limit or sumpthin!
