In this Part 5 of my Windows 7 tutorial, I’ll discuss Taskbar icons and Jump Lists

Open Word, Excel, PowerPoint and\or Publisher and several of the documents you’ve created with each. Then open your Internet browser and several Web sites.

Now pass your Pointer over the icons of the programs you’ve opened. You’ll be presented with an image(s) of your opened document(s) and Web site(s).

Note: Not all program icons offer multiple Window images, but those that do not will offer an image of the program’s current open Window.

Now right click on the icons of the programs you’ve opened and you’ll be presented with a menu. All menus offer the name of the program (to open the program Window or open another Window of the program), ‘pin or unpin this program to the taskbar’ and ‘Close all Windows’.

Depending on the program, you may be offered additional menu options e,g.:
* Word and WordPerfect offer Pinned and Recent.
* Internet Explorer offers Pinned and Frequent.
* Firefox offers Pinned, Frequent, and Tasks.
* Chrome offers Most Visited, Recently Closed, and Tasks.
* Windows Media Player offers Pinned, Frequent and Tasks.

As with the Start Menu Jump Lists, you’re also offered an opportunity to pin a document, Web site or tune from the Jump List to the Pinned List by simply clicking on the little push pin to the right of the document, Web site or tune.

You can unpin a selection by clicking on the ‘Unpin from this list’ push pin.

Note: Just about all programs offer an opportunity to pin or unpin their icons to the Taskbar, but not all icons will offer jump lists.

Start menu pinning and/or pinning an Icon to your Taskbar can best be defined as a way to eliminate time consuming searches for recently opened documents, Web sites or tunes as well as a way to conveniently make a document, Web site or tune available permanently or for as long as needed.

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