Add a toolbar to the taskbar
A toolbar is a row, column, or block of buttons or icons representing tasks you can do within a program. Some toolbars can appear on the taskbar.

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Show or hide the taskbar
The taskbar is usually located at the bottom of the desktop. You can hide the taskbar to create more space. If you don't see the taskbar anywhere on the screen, it might be hidden. Watch this video to learn how to show or hide the taskbar.

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The Language bar
The Language bar is a toolbar that appears on your desktop automatically when you add text services, such as input languages, keyboard layouts, handwriting recognition, speech recognition, or input method editors (IMEs). The Language bar provides a quick way to change the input language or keyboard layout from your desktop. You can move the Language bar anywhere on your screen, minimize it to the taskbar, or hide it.

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Find the taskbar
By default, the taskbar is located at the bottom of the desktop. If the taskbar isn't visible, there are several possible reasons why:

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The taskbar overview
The taskbar is the long horizontal bar at the bottom of your screen. Unlike the desktop, which can get obscured by open windows, the taskbar is almost always visible. It has three main sections: The Start button; The middle section; The notification area.

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What's new with the Windows 7 taskbar?
In Windows 7, the taskbar has been completely redesigned to help you more easily manage and access your most important files and programs. Taskbar buttons; Previewing open windows with Aero Peek; Pinning items; Notification area; Viewing the desktop;

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Peek
Peek gives you the power of X-ray vision, so you can peer past all your open windows straight to the Windows 7 desktop. Simply point to the right edge of the taskbar-and watch open windows instantly turn transparent, revealing all your hidden icons and gadgets. To quickly reveal a buried window, point to its taskbar thumbnail. Now only that window shows on the desktop.

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How to Pin or Unpin a Drive to the Taskbar
This tutorial will show you how to pin a disk drive to the taskbar in Windows 7 as a toolbar.

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What happened to the Quick Launch toolbar?
The Quick Launch toolbar isn't included in this version of Windows. To open programs quickly, you can pin them to the taskbar.

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Add or delete desktop icons
You can add or delete desktop icons for programs, files, pictures, locations, and more. Most of the icons you add to your desktop will be shortcuts, but you can also save files or folders to the desktop. If you delete files or folders that are stored on your desktop, they are moved to the Recycle Bin, where you can permanently delete them. If you delete a shortcut, the shortcut is removed from your desktop, but the file, program, or location that the shortcut links to is not deleted .

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