ProiektHat Posted July 3, 2009 Share Posted July 3, 2009 (edited) Well, when i post a desktop screenshot on 'Desktop thread', usually i receive some pm?s and people asking the same question: "How do you center your buttons on taskbar?", so i decide to make this thread (mods feel free to move this to 'tips and tricks' if you consider this a tip). 1.First tou have a normal taskbar 2.Create an empty folder somewhere (after this procedure you can choose to hide it) 3.Create a new toolbar on your taskbar with this empty folder. 4.Now unlock your taskbar, stretch it, arrange your toolbars like on screenshot and right click 'new folder' and untick both 'show text' and 'show title' 5.Now shrink taskbar, center your buttons as you like and lock taskbar. Now, you have your buttons centered as your preferences. Edited July 3, 2009 by warwagon Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/792410-how-to-center-your-pinned-icons-on-the-windows-7-taskbar/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steeley Posted July 3, 2009 Share Posted July 3, 2009 Great tip! 5 stars! Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/792410-how-to-center-your-pinned-icons-on-the-windows-7-taskbar/#findComment-591224870 Share on other sites More sharing options...
null_ Posted July 3, 2009 Share Posted July 3, 2009 Nice write-up! :) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/792410-how-to-center-your-pinned-icons-on-the-windows-7-taskbar/#findComment-591224886 Share on other sites More sharing options...
max84 Posted July 3, 2009 Share Posted July 3, 2009 This is so much more difficult than it really is. Just move around the "quick launch" bar and that's it. No need for adding empty taskbars. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/792410-how-to-center-your-pinned-icons-on-the-windows-7-taskbar/#findComment-591225168 Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_architect Posted July 3, 2009 Share Posted July 3, 2009 Not bad, thanks :) . It would be cool if it was really centered and moved when new programs were launched rather than branching to the right. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/792410-how-to-center-your-pinned-icons-on-the-windows-7-taskbar/#findComment-591225232 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammy2 Posted July 3, 2009 Share Posted July 3, 2009 :D Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/792410-how-to-center-your-pinned-icons-on-the-windows-7-taskbar/#findComment-591225242 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProiektHat Posted July 3, 2009 Author Share Posted July 3, 2009 This is so much more difficult than it really is. Just move around the "quick launch" bar and that's it. No need for adding empty taskbars. please, can you tell me where is the "quick launch" on windows 7? Am i missing someting? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/792410-how-to-center-your-pinned-icons-on-the-windows-7-taskbar/#findComment-591225274 Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_architect Posted July 3, 2009 Share Posted July 3, 2009 please, can you tell me where is the "quick launch" on windows 7? Am i missing someting? You can make one, but there isn't one there by default Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/792410-how-to-center-your-pinned-icons-on-the-windows-7-taskbar/#findComment-591225286 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knife Party Posted July 3, 2009 Share Posted July 3, 2009 Cheers Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/792410-how-to-center-your-pinned-icons-on-the-windows-7-taskbar/#findComment-591225388 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camlann Posted July 3, 2009 Share Posted July 3, 2009 Awesome Rilkeanheart! Thanks for sharing this :) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/792410-how-to-center-your-pinned-icons-on-the-windows-7-taskbar/#findComment-591225454 Share on other sites More sharing options...
alisalem Posted July 3, 2009 Share Posted July 3, 2009 How do icons expand? Like when you open an application that doesn't have an icon on the taskbar. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/792410-how-to-center-your-pinned-icons-on-the-windows-7-taskbar/#findComment-591225696 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knife Party Posted July 3, 2009 Share Posted July 3, 2009 Oh btw, OP nice wallpaper, link please? Cheers again Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/792410-how-to-center-your-pinned-icons-on-the-windows-7-taskbar/#findComment-591225746 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProiektHat Posted July 3, 2009 Author Share Posted July 3, 2009 Wallpaper here: http://www.upload.ee/image/118864/y0mgi.jpg cheers man Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/792410-how-to-center-your-pinned-icons-on-the-windows-7-taskbar/#findComment-591226352 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin-uk Veteran Posted July 4, 2009 Veteran Share Posted July 4, 2009 This is so much more difficult than it really is. Just move around the "quick launch" bar and that's it. No need for adding empty taskbars. You can make one, but there isn't one there by default thats the same process as creating the empty folder toolbar, so its not really any easier using that :p Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/792410-how-to-center-your-pinned-icons-on-the-windows-7-taskbar/#findComment-591230434 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quillz Posted July 5, 2009 Share Posted July 5, 2009 It does look cool, but it just doesn't seem as useful or as functionality as the default arrangement. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/792410-how-to-center-your-pinned-icons-on-the-windows-7-taskbar/#findComment-591232408 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shasoosh Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 :) nice one Too bad it wastes a lot of space i really need. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/792410-how-to-center-your-pinned-icons-on-the-windows-7-taskbar/#findComment-591258518 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sw1tch.. Posted August 30, 2010 Share Posted August 30, 2010 Been looking around for that one! Good work :D Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/792410-how-to-center-your-pinned-icons-on-the-windows-7-taskbar/#findComment-593089818 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigKush Posted August 30, 2010 Share Posted August 30, 2010 Great tip, thanks. Until now I'd been using an application to do this, hadn't even occured to me. This is much better as I don't need one on startup and it was a tad buggy anyway. Oh and OP, I couldn't bother you for that wallpaper could I? Much appreciated! *embarrassed* Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/792410-how-to-center-your-pinned-icons-on-the-windows-7-taskbar/#findComment-593089986 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigitalE Posted December 27, 2010 Share Posted December 27, 2010 Seems like it would just be a big waste of space.. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/792410-how-to-center-your-pinned-icons-on-the-windows-7-taskbar/#findComment-593530860 Share on other sites More sharing options...
amon91 Posted December 27, 2010 Share Posted December 27, 2010 Seems like it would just be a big waste of space.. It's taskbar space you likely won't use anyway. If you have nothing on the taskbar but a few icons, this can make it look nicer. If you do a lot of stuff with the taskbar I doubt it'd make any sense to center your icons anyway. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/792410-how-to-center-your-pinned-icons-on-the-windows-7-taskbar/#findComment-593532212 Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Neo Posted December 29, 2010 Share Posted December 29, 2010 Seems like it would just be a big waste of space.. I was thinking the same thing. It doesn't look amazing either because the icons are never really centered this way. The icons only expand to the right, instead of both ways like the Mac OS X dock. Would be nice if they could really be centered and expand properly, just like the Longhorn alphas. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/792410-how-to-center-your-pinned-icons-on-the-windows-7-taskbar/#findComment-593537694 Share on other sites More sharing options...
aftas Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 Screenshots broken? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/792410-how-to-center-your-pinned-icons-on-the-windows-7-taskbar/#findComment-593607636 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeerFan Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 Screenshots broken? Nope, they're working fine here. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/792410-how-to-center-your-pinned-icons-on-the-windows-7-taskbar/#findComment-593611050 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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