How to organize the Start menu

How to organize the Start menu

Document number: 69011

Organizing your Start Menu can be useful but the process can also be confusing if you get distracted in the middle. If you get interupted in the midst of dragging a file from one place to another you can accidentally drop it in the wrong place. Read the instructions and think the process through before starting so you aren't trying to read and do at the same time.

1. Click on Start menu to open it.

2. Select Settings, then Taskbar.

3. Select " Start Menu Programs" tab.

4. Select A dvanced. An "Exploring - C:\WINNT\Profiles\(your user name)\Start Menu" window will appear. ("Exploring - C:\WINDOWS\Start Menu" in Windows 95")

There are several "Start Menus" in Windows NT- "All Users", "Administrator", and "(your user name)", If there are other users of your machine they may have their own "Start Menu". The default location for most PeopleSoft installed applications is the "All Users".
Clicking on the + (plus sign) next to any folder will open the folder and display any subfolders and/or files contained in it.
Clicking on any folder will display the contents of the folder in the right hand window.
To add a new folder:

Find the place you want the new folder to appear and click once to highlight it. For example, if you want it to appear as a new category on the Start Menu click once on "Start Menu" to highlight it. Or, for example, if you want a new folder under "Utilities" you would click once on "Utlities" to highlight it.
From the menu bar select File, then Ne w.
Select Folder.
A new folder appears on the right hand side window. Type in the new folder name. Press { Enter}to save the new folder name.

You can move programs from one folder to another by

Find the program you want to move.
Find the place you want to move it to.
Place the mouse pointer on the program in the right-hand pane.
Click and hold the left mouse button, then drag the program to the new location in the left-hand pane.
Release the mouse button.

You can drag existing folders from one location to another by:
1. Place the mouse pointer on the folder you want to move.
2. Click and hold the left mouse button and drag the folder to the new location.
3. Release the mouse button.

5. When you are finished organizing from the menu bar select File, then Close

6. Click OK to close the Taskbar Properties window.