The Send to Menu has come a long way from Windows 95 where it’s basic functionality was sending files to a floppy drive!

In addition to the default locations listed in the Sent To menu, you can add your own custom folders or drives.

First, to find the location where the SendTo folder is located, you will need to enable Show Hidden Files, Folders and Drives.

To do this, open an Explorer window, on the Command bar click Organize > Folder and Search Options > View tab under Hidden files and folders,

select Show hidden files, folders and drives then click Apply and OK

Next step is to navigate to the SendTo folder: C:UsersYourUserAccountNameAppDataRoamingMicrosoftWindowsSendTo

For this example, I am going to add a shortcut to my Public folder since I am often sending files there.

From now on, you will see a link to the location that you added to the Send to menu.

How to Change the Actions in Windows Send To is a post by Andre from Notebooks.com.

Click Start, type: system sound

Then Hit Enter on your keyboard

Click in the Sound Scheme list box and select a sound scheme

To preview the sound of that Sound scheme, select one of the Program Events:

Then click the Test button to preview it.

You can also mix and match your Program Event sound schemes. So if you don’t like the sound provided for when a Device failed to Connect, simply select it and click Browse select one of the sound schemes available, then click Open.

How to Change Sounds in Windows 7 is a post by Andre from Notebooks.com.

Click Start, type: Taskbar

The hit Enter on your Keyboard

This will open the Taskbar and Start Menu Properties window.

Click in the Taskbar location on screen: list box

Select the position you want, the click Apply and OK

An even quicker way to reposition the Taskbar is by using the mouse and a drag and drop action. To do this, first you must make sure the Taskbar is unlocked.

Right click the Taskbar, click the ‘Lock the taskbar’ menu if its checked. Then using the mouse hold down on an empty point and use the left mouse button the drag to the desired location on screen then release.

How to Change Taskbar Size or Position is a post by Andre from Notebooks.com.

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Aero Peek Allows you to see behind windows revealing the desktop without the need to minimize windows by simply placing your mouse pointer in the right hand corner of the screen. The Alt-Tab  command supports full preview’s of windows when invoked.

Tip for this visual effect: (Windows Key + Space) or (Alt + Tab)

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Aero Snaps – For persons who often do data comparisons with content from two windows on screen, Windows 7 has made this a cinch by simply making it possible to drag the window to opposite sides of your screen; automatically each window will fill its half of the screen.

Tip for this visual effect: (Windows Key + arrow)

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Aero Shake - Grab a window title bar, shake it and all windows behind the active window will minimize to the Taskbar, shake it again and all windows will return to the screen.

Desktop Slideshow This is not really a time saver, but if you want to use up some idle time at work before the clock hit’s 5 P.M. here’s is a nice feature of the Windows Desktop you definitely will enjoy. In Windows 7, Microsoft provides in addition to window colour, the ability to choose pre-packaged themes that matches the bundled wallpapers. Glass colour options have increased from 8 in Vista to 16 now in 7. The Personalization explorer supports changing your desktop wallpaper automatically at timed intervals or you invoke it manually by right clicking the desktop and click the ‘Next Desktop Background Picture’ contextual menu option. You can selectively choose different wallpapers you would like to be added to the slideshow, you can even create your own themes and save them. The Personalization explorer itself is more centralized providing a one stop approach to customizing your Desktop Background, Sounds and Screen Saver while you are at it. Let me show you how to setup a Slideshow and Save a theme in Windows 7.

Right click Desktop > click Personalize

In the Personalization shell, click Desktop Background 

Hover over wallpaper and check the box that appears, do this for more than one wallpaper.

Then click in the ‘Change picture every:’ list box and select a timed interval > Save Changes.

You can also save custom backgrounds and Aero Glass colour by simply selecting the ‘Save theme’ in Personalization.

You can get more themes and backgrounds online if you are not satisfied with the pre-bundled collection at the Windows 7 Personalize your PC website.

Using the Windows 7 Desktop – Fun Time Savers is a post by Andre from Notebooks.com.