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Title: How to Drag Files to the Taskbar to Open Them in Windows 7
Post by: javajolt on August 14, 2009, 04:55:14 AM

I don’t know about you, but I’ve always dropped files directly on the quick launch buttons to quickly and easily open them in the application the shortcut points to, but now Windows 7 doesn’t let you do that—by default, at least.

When you try and drag a file onto a taskbar button in Windows 7, you’ll be prompted to “Pin to Application”, instead of opening the file.

(http://www.howtogeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/image15.png)

If you right-click the taskbar button, you’ll see that now that file has been pinned there.

(http://www.howtogeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/image16.png)

What you need to do instead, is hold down the Shift key while dragging the file to the taskbar button, and it will change to “Open with Application” instead.

(http://www.howtogeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/image18.png)

It’s one of those simple tips that can seriously save you some time.

Title: Re: How to Drag Files to the Taskbar to Open Them in Windows 7
Post by: unawave on August 14, 2009, 10:42:47 AM

You also can pin files (http://www.unawave.de/windows-7-tipps/file-to-taskbar.html?lang=EN) and folders (http://www.unawave.de/windows-7-tipps/folder-to-taskbar.html?lang=EN) by itself to taskbar - even network folders.