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Productivity Tip: Create A New Toolbar For Important Folders

By Abhijeet on June 4, 2008

( Windows Only, although I am sure you can do it on Macs too )

Since I am a blogger and a freelance writer too, its very important for me to immediately capture ideas which I get while surfing the web, so that later I can convert those ideas into full-length posts. Although there are many ways to do it, I found that the simplest way to do it is create a new toolbar for important folders, in your taskbar. So this is how the bottom right portion of my windows taskbar looks ( screenshot )

folders-toolbar

Hence whenever I get a post idea, I immediately save it in a text file in the ‘ Post Ideas ‘ Folder, which lies right there in front of my eyes all the time. Here the steps to create a new toolbar :-

1: Right click on the Taskbar and go to Toolbars and then click on ‘ New Toolbar ‘

Toolbar

2: Once you click on it, you get a new window from where you can select the folders which you would like to have in the new toolbar and you are done.

Create folders in toolbar

I have been able to utilize this method effectively to save a lot of time when capturing post ideas. Hope this helps you too in some or the other way.

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  • http://www.techzilo.com/ Sumesh

    Nice tip – I am using it already. Though unlike you, I have only one folder “Posts” with text files of post ideas and a few blank files so that I can open them and start typing immediately once an idea hits me.

    One folder only because it reduces clutter and makes more space for windows on the taskbar.

  • http://Successsoul.com/blog/ Shilpan | successsoul.com

    I like the tip. I’ve already crated few folders with it. It works. Thanks

    Shilpan

  • http://www.techzilo.com Sumesh

    Nice tip – I am using it already. Though unlike you, I have only one folder "Posts" with text files of post ideas and a few blank files so that I can open them and start typing immediately once an idea hits me.

    One folder only because it reduces clutter and makes more space for windows on the taskbar.

  • http://www.techzilo.com Sumesh

    Nice tip – I am using it already. Though unlike you, I have only one folder "Posts" with text files of post ideas and a few blank files so that I can open them and start typing immediately once an idea hits me.

    One folder only because it reduces clutter and makes more space for windows on the taskbar.

  • http://Successsoul.com/blog/ Shilpan | successso

    I like the tip. I've already crated few folders with it. It works. Thanks

    Shilpan

  • http://Successsoul.com/blog/ Shilpan | successso

    I like the tip. I've already crated few folders with it. It works. Thanks

    Shilpan

  • http://www.bigfreearticles.com/ matt

    good idea. I do this for several projects that I work on and it helps a lot.

  • http://www.bigfreearticles.com/ matt

    good idea. I do this for several projects that I work on and it helps a lot.

  • http://www.bigfreearticles.com/ matt

    good idea. I do this for several projects that I work on and it helps a lot.

  • Bob

    Can you explain how you utilize this toolbar?

    How does it improve productivity?

    How is it better than a desktop shortcut icon?

    How do you delete the toolbar?

  • Bob

    Can you explain how you utilize this toolbar?

    How does it improve productivity?

    How is it better than a desktop shortcut icon?

    How do you delete the toolbar?

  • Bob

    Can you explain how you utilize this toolbar?

    How does it improve productivity?

    How is it better than a desktop shortcut icon?

    How do you delete the toolbar?

  • Abhijeet

    @Bob- I have already explained in the post how I utilize it. And its better then the desktop shortcut icon because you don’t need to minimize all the windows and then go to the desktop to access the folders.

    You can hide the toolbar in the same manner in which you create it. You just need to uncheck the name of the toolbar.

  • Abhijeet

    @Bob- I have already explained in the post how I utilize it. And its better then the desktop shortcut icon because you don't need to minimize all the windows and then go to the desktop to access the folders.

    You can hide the toolbar in the same manner in which you create it. You just need to uncheck the name of the toolbar.

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  • Ken Gives

    Nice idea, but I use a better tool. I email all my tasks to wrike.com and they get into my onlin to-do list immediately. The cool thing is I can set dead-lines, attach files, etc.
    You might wanna check it out. Who knows may be it will work for you too.

  • Ken Gives

    Nice idea, but I use a better tool. I email all my tasks to wrike.com and they get into my onlin to-do list immediately. The cool thing is I can set dead-lines, attach files, etc.

    You might wanna check it out. Who knows may be it will work for you too.

  • Ken Gives

    Nice idea, but I use a better tool. I email all my tasks to wrike.com and they get into my onlin to-do list immediately. The cool thing is I can set dead-lines, attach files, etc.

    You might wanna check it out. Who knows may be it will work for you too.

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  • http://www.mervisdiamond.com/ Diamond

    hey really good tip thanks allot for this

  • http://www.mervisdiamond.com Diamond

    hey really good tip thanks allot for this

  • Checkster

    A very helpful idea I have already addd it to my school folders. This will enable me to access and begin the assignments as soon as possible. Thank you

  • Checkster

    A very helpful idea I have already addd it to my school folders. This will enable me to access and begin the assignments as soon as possible. Thank you

  • Checkster

    A very helpful idea I have already addd it to my school folders. This will enable me to access and begin the assignments as soon as possible. Thank you

  • nowjustaminute

    Bob is right, if you explain how anything can be added, you must explain how to remove it too. ‘Hiding’ the toolbar is not the same as the ‘deleting’, is it? It shouldn’t be. If so, that would suck.

  • nowjustaminute

    Bob is right, if you explain how anything can be added, you must explain how to remove it too. 'Hiding' the toolbar is not the same as the 'deleting', is it? It shouldn't be. If so, that would suck.

  • nowjustaminute

    Bob is right, if you explain how anything can be added, you must explain how to remove it too. 'Hiding' the toolbar is not the same as the 'deleting', is it? It shouldn't be. If so, that would suck.