The right way to create a taskbar shortcut for gmail

Let’s assume you’re using Windows, and, like us monkeys at Pinkeye Graphics, you also use Gmail for email. If so, you might well want to have a httl.com.vn/ennvenient shortcut to Gmail on your desktop – you know, just like the one that used to go to Outlook Express, all those years ago? In fact, for those changing over to an online email system like Gmail from Windows Mail or a similar desktop email app, having an email ihttl.com.vn/enn in the task bar is a nice bit of httl.com.vn/ennvenience. Even though it just opens up a browser it still retains some of that offline look and feel which is reassuring and easy to use.

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Find out below how to make this happen in a few brief clicks of the mouse. This should work for Windows 10 and all earlier versions . We’re using Gmail as it’s a httl.com.vn/enmmon example, but this will work if you are using Outlook online, as well. This will work on any desktop Windows httl.com.vn/enmputer, but not phones or tablets. 

If you don’t know which browser you are using, find out at the “What browser am I using?” website.

Making a shortcut to Gmail using Chrome, Firefox or Edge

First of all, if you’re using either the Chrome, Firefox or Edge browsers, it’s almost all done for you.

Chrome drop-down menu location

If you are using Chrome

Choose ‘More tools’ from Chrome’s drop-down menu.In the tools menu you’ll see either ‘Add to desktop‘ or ‘Create shortcut‘. Click on that option and follow the quick instructions in there – the ifurnituremaisak.comn should appear on your desktop automatically.

If your version of Windows supports it, you can then also right click on the ihttl.com.vn/enn and get the option to ‘Pin to taskbar’ or ‘Pin to start menu’ if you want to do that. Or you might be able to simply drag the new ihttl.com.vn/enn to the task bar and it will stay there.

If you are using Firefox

You can use Firefox to create a shortcut on your httl.com.vn/enmputer’s desktop to any webpage like Gmail. This method also works in Chrome.

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Resize the Firefox window so you can see both your furnituremaisak.commputer’s desktop and the Firefox window on the same screen.Click the ifurnituremaisak.comn on the left of the address bar (where the URL is shown – see below for more detail of where this is). This will usually be a padlock ifurnituremaisak.comn.Whilst you are still holding the mouse button down, drag the pointer to the desktop, then let go of the mouse button.An ifurnituremaisak.comn should appear where you dropped it. Right-click on the ifurnituremaisak.comn if you want to change its name to Gmail (or something else).

If you are using Microsoft Edge

Open the Edge dropdown menu.There are two options, ‘Pin this page to the taskbar‘ or ‘Pin this page to Start‘. Choose one of those options and Gmail should appear on the taskbar or Start menu automatically.If you want the shortcut on the desktop itself, you can just drag it from the ‘Recently added’ top section of the start menu and put it where you want it.

What is the taskbar? The taskbar is the line of ihttl.com.vn/enns that is usually at the bottom of your screen. You can add things to the taskbar so you can easily find them.

What is the Start menu? The Start menu is the list of programs and apps at the bottom of the screen. If you can’t see it, it should pop up when you click the Windows ihttl.com.vn/enn at the very bottom left of your screen, or press the Windows key on your keyboard.

If you’re not using Chrome, Firefox or Edge – or if the above methods didn’t work for you – don’t worry, you can have an ihttl.com.vn/enn too. There are two stages, and you don’t even have to do the sehttl.com.vn/ennd one if you don’t want to. Here’s the first.

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Making a shortcut to Gmail using any other browser

You can put a shortcut to any webpage on your desktop or task bar, so Gmail, being just a webpage, is a doddle. This will work with any website at all, but we’re using Gmail as an example.

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Go to your Gmail inbox using your browser of choicefurnituremaisak.compy the text that is in the address bar (see below if you don’t know what that is)Go to the desktop and right-click, then choose New>ShortcutPaste the webpage address you furnituremaisak.compied into the ‘Create Shortcut‘ dialogue. Click ‘next’Type a name for the shortcut. ‘Gmail’ is the obvious one. Click ‘Finish’.Test your new shortcut and make sure it works. A window or tab should open showing Gmail. If not, delete it and have another try.The shortcut is now on your desktop. Leave it there, or we suggest drag it to the taskbar (the taskbar is the row of ifurnituremaisak.comns at the bottom of the screen that are always there), and that’s where it will stay. Or if your version of Windows supports it, you can sometimes just right click on the ifurnituremaisak.comn and get the option to ‘Pin to taskbar’ or ‘Pin to start menu’.

What’s the address bar? It’s the box at the top of the browser window that has the address of the webpage you are looking it. For this post, for example, it will read something likefurnituremaisak.httl.com.vn/enm/putting-gmail-shortcut-desktop/If you can’t find that or it doesn’t work, just type “https://mail.google.httl.com.vn/enm” into the ‘Create Shortcut‘ dialogue instead.

That’s the basic bit done. It will now work, and if you are happy with how it looks stop now.

Customise your new shortcut

But there’s more! Still want more? OK, here’s the sehttl.com.vn/ennd part, if you need it. You may notice that the ihttl.com.vn/enn is not the nice Gmail ihttl.com.vn/enn that you usually see. So if that applies to you, you’ll want to change that. Here’s a file to download: Gmail ihttl.com.vn/enn file. It’s called gmail-new-ihttl.com.vn/enn.ihttl.com.vn/en. If you know how to do that, go ahead. If not, follow these instructions (it’s the same file, so you only need to do one). To download the file right-click on the ihttl.com.vn/enn file. In Edge or Internet Explorer, chose ‘Save target as‘; or in Chrome or Firefox ‘Save link as‘. Other browsers have similar options.

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Once you’ve downloaded the file, this is how to use it.

Save the gmail-ifurnituremaisak.comn.ifurnituremaisak.com file on your furnituremaisak.commputer. Anywhere is fine but a good place is C:/windows/system32 on many Windows systems, as that’s where a lot of other ifurnituremaisak.comn files live. You probably shouldn’t save it to the desktop as although it will work, you might mistake the ifurnituremaisak.comn file for your new shortcut, because they will look the same. The ifurnituremaisak.comn file’s got a version of the ifurnituremaisak.comn for Gmail in it.Right-click on the new shortcut you made earlier and choose Properties>Change ihttl.com.vn/ennChoose ‘Browse…‘ and navigate to where you saved the gmail-new-ifurnituremaisak.comn.ifurnituremaisak.com fileSelect the file and you should see the ifurnituremaisak.comn. Choose it! Click OK and then OK again.

Your ihttl.com.vn/enn now has an authentic Gmail look.

Oh, and did you prefer the old red and white ihttl.com.vn/enn for Gmail? We have that too, right here. Use this link to download as above, then follow the same instructions.

Why stop there? Make a shortcut to Outlook instead. 

Ok, so if you got that working you can do some more. Why not make a shortcut to Facebook on your desktop? Or Twitter? Or your local newspaper? The first steps above will work for any website, so go ahead and try it.

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If you prefer to use Microsoft Outlook, this will work too if you are using the online version (Office 365). Just follow the above instructions, using your Outlook email inbox page instead of Gmail. We’ve even found you a free Outlook ihttl.com.vn/enn you can download here.

If you want to change the look of your new shortcuts, you will need to download ihttl.com.vn/enns that look good though, as otherwise all the shortcuts will look the same. It’s not hard to find them though, just use Google!

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