PHILIPPINE MEDICAL WOMEN’S SCHOOL

Module in ICT
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ICT 2 | Module 2

Unit 1 – Getting to Know the Windows Desktop

Objectives:
Lesson 8 – Modifying the Quick Launch Bar and the System Tray
As you go through this module, you will be able to:
1. Add and remove icons on the Quick Launch bar.
2. Identify the program icons on the System tray.
3. Change date and time settings.

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Lesson 8 – Modifying the Quick Launch Bar and
the System Tray

Quick Launch Bar

We can find the Quick Launch bar beside the search bar on the
taskbar. This provides quick and easy way to start a program with just
a click.

Addition of Icon on the Quick Launch Bar

We may add an icon on the Quick Launch bar by doing the

following steps:
1. Drag any shortcut, file, folder, or drive over the Quick Launch
bar on the taskbar.
2. Drop the item to create a shortcut of it on the Quick Launch
bar.
Another way is by right-clicking shortcut on the desktop or from
the Start menu then choosing Pin to taskbar.

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Removal of Icon from the Quick Launch Bar

To remove an icon on the Quick Launch bar,

do the following steps:
1. Right-click the icon we want to
delete from the Quick Launch bar.
2. Choose Unpin this program from
taskbar.
The System tray

The System Tray is sometimes referred to as the Notification

area. It is found at the bottom right corner of the desktop found on
the taskbar. This area displays programs running in the background of
Windows.
Some of the common program icons displayed in the System tray
include the following:
1. Battery status
2. Sound volume control
3. Availability of networks
4. Antivirus software
5. Date and time

Date and Time Settings

Let us know how the date and time on our computers are
adjusted. To change the date and time setting, let us do these steps:
1. Select Date and Time option on the System tray to display the
Clock and the Calendar.
2. Select Date and time settings below the Calendar.

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 3. The window for Time and Language settings will come up. Choose
Date & time.
4. On the right panel of the window, the Set time automatically
should be turned off. Below Change date and time, select
Change button.

5. Change the date and time. Select Change button to bring the
changes into effect.

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