23rd May 2002
From the "Don't Take Away My Shortcuts" department: Lockergnomie Alvaro Sancho came up with an interesting idea. The goal is to create an easily-accessible 'Folders' folder in the Start Menu. Right-click on the Start button, select 'Open', create a New Folder (name it 'Folders' or whatever), double-click it, then create shortcuts to whatever folders you frequently access. To create a shortcut for a folder, simply right-click on the folder for which you wish to create a shortcut, drag & drop it onto the shortcut's destination, then select 'Create Shortcut(s) Here' from the pop-up menu. It's a great timesaver for those who Explore often! From the "I'm Feeling Shifty Today" department, Lockergnomie Dan Milner stumbled upon a sticky trick. "When you hold down the SHIFT key while left-clicking on an icon in the Start Menu, the group will remain open so that you can select other icons without having to navigate back through the Start Menu again." This tip may only be applicable to IE users out there, but it's worth trying! Save yourself some mousing miles.