Windows 任务栏(Windows taskbar)是一个被低估的工具，如果使用得当，它会对您的工作效率产生非常积极的影响。您可以快速启动固定应用程序、在应用程序的多个实例之间切换、使用特定应用程序打开文件等等。在本指南中，我们将分享一些提示和技巧，以帮助您更有效地使用任务栏。让我们开始吧：
1.将应用程序和程序固定(Pin Apps & Programs)到任务栏
提高工作效率和(productivity and gain)快速访问您喜爱的应用程序的最佳方法是将它们固定在任务栏上。这可以通过多种方式完成。
在 Windows 8.1 中，转到“开始”(Start) 屏幕并右键单击(screen and right-click)或按住要固定的应用程序。单击(Click)或点击“固定到任务栏”("Pin to taskbar")。
如果打开了应用程序或桌面应用程序，请右键单击或(click or press)按住其任务栏图标(taskbar icon)。然后，单击或点击(click or tap) “将此程序固定到任务栏”("Pin this program to taskbar")。此方法适用于Windows 7和Windows 8.1。
另一种方法是将要固定的应用程序或程序(app or program)从桌面(Desktop)拖放到任务栏。
2.重新排列任务栏上的快捷方式(Shortcuts)
Windows 允许您控制任务栏(way taskbar)快捷方式的显示方式及其顺序。您可以轻松更改它们的顺序并按字母顺序排列它们，按照它们的相对重要性顺序，或者您可以将它们随机排列。这可以根据需要随时进行。要重新排列任务栏上的快捷方式，请用鼠标将其从当前位置拖放(position and drop)到新位置。
在具有触控功能的设备上，按住要移动的快捷方式并将其拖动到新位置。
3.快速访问(Quickly Access)桌面并最小化(Desktop & Minimize)或隐藏应用程序(Hide Applications)
您可以通过单击位于任务栏右端的“显示桌面”("Show Desktop")按钮快速查看您的桌面。(Desktop)所有打开的窗口都被最小化，显示桌面(Desktop)。要返回您的应用程序及其窗口，请再次单击“显示桌面”("Show Desktop")按钮。
要查看桌面(Desktop)几秒钟而不最小化您的应用程序，请将鼠标悬停在“显示桌面”("Show Desktop")按钮上。当您将光标移开时，您打开的窗口将再次可见。
4.使用实时缩略图在程序的(A Program)多个实例之间切换(Between Multiple Instances)
使用同一程序或程序实例打开的多个文件始终在任务栏上分组。借助实时缩略图(live thumbnails)功能，您可以查看程序所有实例的预览，以便选择要打开的实例。为此，请将鼠标光标(mouse cursor)悬停在已打开程序的任务栏图标上。您将看到其每个实例的缩略图。单击要打开的实例。
5.使用应用程序的任务栏快捷方式打开(Taskbar Shortcut)文件(File)
如果您有一个文件，并且要用于打开它的应用程序已固定到任务栏，则可以通过将其拖到该应用程序的任务栏快捷方式(taskbar shortcut)来使用该应用程序打开该文件。当显示“使用应用程序名称打开”("Open with application name")消息时，释放文件，它将使用该应用程序打开。
6.使用(A Program Using)任务栏快捷方式(Taskbar Shortcut)打开程序的多个实例(Multiple Instances)
如果您想快速打开一个桌面程序的多个实例，您可以使用它的任务栏快捷方式(taskbar shortcut)：按下键盘上的SHIFT并单击其任务栏快捷方式(taskbar shortcut)打开一个实例。继续(Continue)单击其任务栏快捷方式(taskbar shortcut)，直到您打开任意数量的实例。
这仅适用于支持在多个实例中运行的应用程序，例如Microsoft Office 或 Internet 浏览器(Microsoft Office or Internet browsers)。此技巧不适用于Windows 应用商店(Windows Store)中的现代应用程序，因为它们一次只能在一个实例中运行。
7. 访问正在运行的程序(A Running Program)的上下文菜单(Context Menu)
您可以使用其任务栏图标(taskbar icon)访问任何打开的应用程序的上下文菜单(context menu)。为此，请按键盘上的SHIFT并右键单击您感兴趣的应用程序的任务栏图标(taskbar icon)。另一种方法是右键单击该应用程序的实时缩略图。
8.为您的应用程序访问固定、最近或经常使用的位置(Recent Or Frequent Locations)
(Click)在桌面应用程序的任务栏快捷方式上(taskbar shortcut)单击并向上拖动或右键单击它。上下文菜单显示固定项目、最近和/或频繁的位置。此菜单因应用程序而异，它包含特定于您正在使用的应用程序的元素。
9.使用键盘快捷键在打开的 Windows 和任务栏快捷键之间切换(Between Open Windows & Taskbar Shortcuts Using Keyboard Shortcuts)
如果要使用键盘在打开的窗口和任务栏上的不同快捷键之间导航，可以使用以下键盘快捷键：
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在打开的窗口之间切换(Switch between open windows)- 使用 WINDOWS + T 使用任务栏缩略图在打开的窗口之间循环。这也适用于最小化的应用程序。
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访问固定到任务栏的应用程序(Access applications that are pinned to your taskbar)- 使用 WINDOWS 加上从 1 到 9 的数字键来启动固定到任务栏的任何应用程序。1 代表固定到任务栏的第一个应用程序，2 代表第二个，依此类推。打开应用程序时，使用相同的键盘快捷键会将其最小化。再次使用该快捷方式将帮助您返回该应用程序。
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在应用程序的窗口之间导航(Navigate between an application's windows)- 使用 CTRL + 单击应用程序的任务栏图标可在该应用程序打开的窗口之间循环。
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在打开的应用程序之间切换焦点(Switch the focus between the applications that are opened)- 使用 ALT + ESC 将焦点切换到另一个打开但未最小化的应用程序。
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将焦点移动到通知区域(Move the focus to the notification area)- 使用 WINDOWS + B 将焦点移动到通知区域。您可以使用箭头键在通知区域中显示的图标之间导航。要打开您在通知区域中选择了其图标的应用程序，请按键盘上的 ENTER。
结论
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9 Tips That Help You Use The Windows Taskbar More Productively
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1. Pin Apps & Programs To The Taskbar
The best way to increase your productivity and gain quick access to your favourite applications is to pin them to the taskbar. This can be done in several ways.
In Windows 8.1, go to the Start screen and right-click or press and hold the app that you want to pin. Click or tap "Pin to taskbar".
If an app or desktop application is opened, right click or press and hold its taskbar icon. Then, click or tap "Pin this program to taskbar". This method works both in Windows 7 and Windows 8.1.
Another way is to drag and drop the app or program that you want to pin from the Desktop to the taskbar.
2. Rearrange Your Shortcuts On The Taskbar
Windows allows you to control the way taskbar shortcuts are displayed and their order. You can easily change their order and arrange them alphabetically, in the order of their relative importance or you can shuffle them. This can be done as often as you want. To rearrange a shortcut on the taskbar, drag it with the mouse from its current position and drop it to the new position.
On a device with touch, press and hold the shortcut that you want to move and drag it to the new position.
3. Quickly Access The Desktop & Minimize or Hide Applications
You can take a quick look at your Desktop by clicking the "Show Desktop" button placed on the right end of the taskbar. All opened windows are minimized, revealing the Desktop. To get the back to your applications and their windows, click the "Show Desktop" button again.
To take a peek at the Desktop for a couple of seconds, without minimizing your applications, hover the mouse over the "Show Desktop" button. When you move the cursor away from it, your open windows are visible again.
4. Use Live Thumbnails To Switch Between Multiple Instances Of A Program
Multiple files that are opened using the same program or the instances of a program are always grouped on the taskbar. With the help of the live thumbnails feature, you can see a preview of all the instances of a program in order to choose which instance you want to open. To do that, hover the mouse cursor over the taskbar icon of an opened program. You will see thumbnails for each of its instances. Click the instance that you want to open.
5. Open A File Using An Application's Taskbar Shortcut
If you have a file and the application that you want to use to open it is pinned to the taskbar, you can open the file with that application by dragging it to the taskbar shortcut of that application. When the message "Open with application name" is shown, release the file and it will be opened using that application.
6. Open Multiple Instances Of A Program Using Its Taskbar Shortcut
If you want to quickly open multiple instances of a desktop program, you can use its taskbar shortcut: press SHIFT on your keyboard and click its taskbar shortcut to open one instance. Continue clicking its taskbar shortcut until you open as many instances as you wish.
This works only with applications which support running in multiple instances, like Microsoft Office or Internet browsers. This trick doesn't work with modern apps from the Windows Store because they can run only in one instance at a time.
7. Access The Context Menu For A Running Program
You can access the context menu for any open application using its taskbar icon. To do that, press SHIFT on your keyboard and right-click the taskbar icon of the application that you are interested in. Another method is to right-click the live thumbnail of that application.
8. Access Pinned, Recent Or Frequent Locations For Your Applications
Click and drag upwards on the taskbar shortcut of a desktop application or right click on it. A contextual menu is shown with pinned items, recent and/or frequent locations. This menu is different from application to application and it includes elements that are specific to the application that you are using.
9. Switch Between Open Windows & Taskbar Shortcuts Using Keyboard Shortcuts
If you want to use your keyboard to navigate between opened windows and the different shortcuts on your taskbar, you can use the following keyboard shortcuts:
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Switch between open windows - use WINDOWS + T to cycle between open windows using their taskbar thumbnails. This works also with minimized applications.
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Access applications that are pinned to your taskbar - use WINDOWS plus the number keys from 1 to 9 to start any of the applications that are pinned to the taskbar. 1 stands for the first application that is pinned to the taskbar, 2 for the second and so on. When an application is opened, using the same keyboard shortcut will minimize it. Using that shortcut again will help you get back to that application.
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Navigate between an application's windows - use CTRL + click on an application's taskbar icon to cycle between the windows that are opened by that application.
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Switch the focus between the applications that are opened - use ALT + ESC to switch the focus to another application that is open but not minimized.
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Move the focus to the notification area - use WINDOWS + B to move the focus to the notification area. You can use the arrow keys to navigate between the icons that are displayed in the notification area. To open the application for which you have selected its icon in the notification area, press ENTER on your keyboard.
Conclusion
We hope that you have enjoyed our collection of tips for using the taskbar more productively. If you would like to add others, don't hesitate to leave a comment below and help us increase this collection.
