At the bottom of your computer screen you can find your taskbar (its called a dock on Mac), which contains all the programs that have either been pinned by default to your taskbar or that you have manually pinned.

Having programs pinned to this bar allows you to quickly access them, which is a convenient way to open the programs that you use most often. Some programs you may use often:

Microsoft Word, Excel, and Powerpoint
Your preferred internet browser
Specific file folders, such as Documents, Screenshots, etc.
Spotify or Apple Music
Your App Store
Snip and Sketch (Windows) or Screenshot (Mac)

Pinning Programs to Your Taskbar

Windows:

1. Go down to the search bar in the bottom left and type in the program you want to pin.

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2. Right-click the program and click Pin to Taskbar

3. The program will now show up on the Taskbar

To unpin the program, right-click the program on the taskbar and select Unpin from taskbar.

Note: If you want to pin folders, open your File Explorer, right-click the folder you want to pin, then select Pin to taskbar.

Mac:

1. Click Go at the top of your Mac screen, then select Applications

2. Pick the application you want to pin, then drag it down to the dock.

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3. It will now show up at the bottom of the screen in the dock.

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To undock the program, right-click the program on the taskbar, go to Option, then select Remove from dock.

Note: If you want to pin folders, right click the folder you want to pin, then drag it to the dock.