Rather, it??™s a Shell Command File (.scf), which is really just a
plain-text file containing a special command Windows understands. To create
a new .scf file, open your favorite plain-text editor (or Notepad), and type
the following five lines:
[Shell]
Command=2
IconFile=explorer.exe,3
[Taskbar]
Command=ToggleDesktop
Save the file as Show Desktop.scf (or any other name, provided that you
include the .scf filename extension) anywhere you like, including your desktop.
To have the icon appear on your Quick Launch toolbar, place the file in
this folder:
C:\Users\{user}\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick
Launch
If you like the Show Desktop button, but you don??™t like the clutter of the
Quick Launch toolbar, you can simply eliminate the buttons you don??™t use by
right-clicking each one and selecting Delete.
Next, right-click an empty area of the Taskbar, turn off the Lock the Taskbar
option, and then shrink down the newly sanitized Quick Launch toolbar so
it??™s no larger than the remaining button, like the example in Figure 2-4. When
things are the way you like them, turn Lock the Taskbar back on.
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Open Windows Explorer
Another approach is to simply open a Windows Explorer window and
navigate to the Desktop folder at the top of the tree. That way, you can
leave your open programs intact, making it easier to drag files onto
them from the desktop.
You can also drag files onto a minimized application, provided
you have a steady hand and some patience.
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