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You look at your gear screen everyday.
By habit, you use the space in ways that get the job done.
But you’ve got the option to do an even better job if you optimize your workspace.
to optimize your workspace, you gotta do at least three things:
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Familiarize yourself with the different components of your desktop and how to customize them
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Then we’ll cover a few examples of common tasks and their specific workspace constraints.
We’ll conclude with suggestions on how to find what works best for you.
But besides all the window use, your desktop itself is handy workspace.
Think of the desktop as your system’s short-term memory.
It’s like the master-control for all your programs and options.
It pins programs to the list in the left-hand column based on how often you use them.
(The same goes for unpinning it.)
To reorder how items are pinned, simply drag and drop within the list.
The Taskbar
The taskbar by default sits along the bottom of your screen.
With the start menu, you only see the classic Windows button that brings up the menu.
Other Toolbars on the Taskbar
you’re free to also add extra toolbars to the taskbar.
Here’s an example where an extra toolbar is really effective.
Let’s name the folder “Documents in Regular Use.”
Then create a toolbar for that folder.
you might see below that it has a different look and functionality.
you could keep them each within the sidebar or move them out on the desktop where you want them.
Below they are shown pulled out of the designated sidebar area and lined up on a top row.
And in Windows 7, you have the option of removing the sidebar altogether (inWindows 7andVista.
This surfing app likely comes with toolbars, which are similar to the taskbar on your actual desktop.
The next row – to the right of the address bar – is thenavigation toolbar.
It’s typical to put your homepage icon there, as well as the reload and cancel buttons.
you might hide toolbars by clicking on View in the menu bar and unchecking the desired toolbars.
Especially when you’re using the internet and opening up “desktops within desktops.”
Or that you should actively use to get your work done even better.
Because different tasks require different set-ups.
The real estate differs in each example:
How about you?
Based on your daily tasks, what do you need?
What parts of your rig screen are considered prime real estate?
And how can you maximize its use?
Move things around if you’re not sure and try it out for a few days.
Keep switching until something sticks.
It’s okay to have a redundant set-up at first.
And maybe that’s actually what works best for you.
So figure out where your prime real estate is located, and make the best of it.
