Shortcut to a Favorite Folder on the Taskbar

Do you find yourself clicking, clicking, clicking to get to a favorite folder of documents?  Add the folder to the Taskbar for easy access.  You will always see your folder no matter how many windows are open.

1. Right click an empty area of the Taskbar and choose Toolbars, then New Toolbar.

2. In the New Toolbar dialog box, navigate to the folder you want to add and click OK.

You see a new little toolbar with your folder name on it to the left of the Notification area (where the clock icon is located).  There is a double arrow icon to the right of the folder name.  If you click the arrow icon, a pop-up menu appears listing the files in your folder.

There is no direct shortcut key for user-added toolbars.  To get to your files with keyboard shortcuts, press the WindowsKey + B to first focus on the Notification area, then Shift + Tab to go left to the double arrows.  A pop-up menu listing files in your folder appears.  Arrow down, then Enter to open the document.  Esc closes the pop-up menu if no file selection is made.