Shawn 'Cmdr' Keene | Microsoft MVP - Windows Insider | | tweet: Microsoft MVPs are independent experts offering real-world answers. Shawn B Keene | Microsoft Community Contributor And it even shows you - same spot - if you have new mail.' Thank goodness I can finally say 'outlook is Hidden, then you have to click this triangle to show it.' Unless you minimized it, then it disappears and moves over here by the clock. Unless it's already running, then you have to click this one here that's running. 'If you want to open your email, click this Outlook icon here in your QuickLaunch. For example, I once had this conversation with my dad: However, with RBTray you can minimize any window to tray. Or status) and jump points to switch availability and more. As others have pointed out, there's a way to minimize Skype to tray. Especially since that 'one icon to rule them all' gives so much rich info (icon overlays for new messages It really makes sense now that it's okay to have a program like messenger 'live its life' in the Taskbar, and reserve the right-end for notifications. Video: Design Principles for Windows 7 (go to the 15:00 minute mark - I think you may just fall in love with the developers after seeing this)īlog: Windows 7 Taskbar (written by the engineers who created it)Īnd if you're wanting to really nerd out, check out If you're interested (I can't get enough of it, I read the User Experience Guidelines for fun), here's some cool links:

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