How to make a toolbar at the bottom of the desktop?

The taskbar, as a rule, is located at the bottom of the desktop, however, it can be placed on the side or top of the screen, if it is more convenient for the user. But often the line is moved accidentally after the careless actions of a user. From this article you will learn how to make a toolbar at the bottom of the desktop, if in other places you are not used to it.

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Moving through properties

To move the socket to the place you need, you need to deal with this course of action:

• The location of each element should be indicated in its properties. In order to get into them, you must click on the “Start” button with the right mouse button.

Important! You can do it another way: right-click on an empty spot in the taskbar or use the built-in search for “Start”. Ultimately, the window you need appears on the monitor.

• Next you will notice in the properties the line “Position” (or “location”). It indicates where the panel is located with all its components (top, bottom, right or left).
• Select the “Bottom” value and click “Apply”.
• In order to protect yourself in the future and not to move the element to an undesirable place, it is better to put a check mark next to the item “Lock”.

Important! After you put the control panel down, you will be able to set automatic hiding. Thus, it will disappear when the cursor is not hovering over it.

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Manual movement

As a rule, a socket changes its location due to careless movements with a computer mouse. If this element was not fixed earlier, then you can easily brush it to the desired place. This problem is also fixed manually. To do this, follow the algorithm below:

1. Right-click on the panel, make sure that there is no checkmark next to the item “Lock”. If it is, you should remove the mark by clicking on it with the left mouse button. Stripes of dots will appear on both sides of the element.
2. Set the cursor to the empty space on the element. Press and hold the key.
3. Move this element down or in any other direction - you will notice that it “sticks” to the borders of the computer screen.
4. After the panel is made at the bottom of the Desktop, you should right-click on it again and select the “Lock” mark - this is necessary in order to exclude its next accidental movement.

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The steps described are the same for all versions of Windows.

Important! If you use Windows XP, then it should be noted that this system has a very interesting feature - placing a folder on the sides or at the top of the desktop. She could also be thrown into an undesirable place at random. As a result, a panel always appears in which the contents of the directory are displayed.This problem is solved in a similar way: they take the folder and simply pull it to the right place on the desktop.

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Other problems

So, we figured out how to remove the control panel down, but other problems can occur with it. Below you should consider the most common of them:

1. The taskbar disappears and appears again. If it disappears and appears all the time, then most likely the user has the automatic hide function active. It is very easy to disable it in the settings or properties.
2. The taskbar is very large. Another common problem is its size too large. To solve this problem, you need to unfasten this panel, and then move the mouse cursor over its edge and pull it towards the desired edge of the screen. If the width does not decrease using this method, then you should open the properties and activate the function that says “Use small buttons”.

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Stock footage

According to the factory settings, the described element should be located at the bottom of the display. It is for this reason that her position is called traditional. In this article, you learned how to remove the toolbar down, and now you can move it to other areas of the desktop.