resize side bar

Is there a way to resize my side bar? i would like to make it wider. it is so
narrow that i can barely see what is in it

Apart from buying a bigger monitor, you can drag the gadgets outside and into
your line of site. You can then close sidebar. Wayne
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Wayne L.


"medivac278" wrote:

> Is there a way to resize my side bar? i would like to make it wider. it is so
> narrow that i can barely see what is in it

"Wayne L." <> wrote in message
news:5662C42B-2A90-4F8E-95F4-...
> Apart from buying a bigger monitor, you can drag the gadgets outside and
> into
> your line of site. You can then close sidebar. Wayne
> --
> Wayne L.

actually, if you close the sidebar you will also close all of the gadgets
that were outside the sidebar.

"Wayne L." <> wrote in message
news:5662C42B-2A90-4F8E-95F4-...
> Apart from buying a bigger monitor, you can drag the gadgets outside and
> into
> your line of site. You can then close sidebar. Wayne
> --
> Wayne L.

actually, if you close the sidebar you will also close all of the gadgets
that were outside the sidebar.

Matt - You're right. I had something else in my head. Anyways, with the
gadgets out, there isn't much reason to close, except for a slight blackness.
Wayne
--
Wayne L.


"Matt" wrote:

> "Wayne L." <> wrote in message
> news:5662C42B-2A90-4F8E-95F4-...
> > Apart from buying a bigger monitor, you can drag the gadgets outside and
> > into
> > your line of site. You can then close sidebar. Wayne
> > --
> > Wayne L.
>
> actually, if you close the sidebar you will also close all of the gadgets
> that were outside the sidebar.
>
>

"Matt" <> wrote in
news:u$:

> "Wayne L." <> wrote in message
> news:5662C42B-2A90-4F8E-95F4-...
>> Apart from buying a bigger monitor, you can drag the gadgets
>> outside and into
>> your line of site. You can then close sidebar. Wayne
>> --
>> Wayne L.
>
> actually, if you close the sidebar you will also close all of the
> gadgets that were outside the sidebar.
>

If you EXIT Sidebar from the Taskbar you will close any gadgets on the
Desktop.......BUT! if you right click the Sidebar where there is no
gadgets you can select 'Close Sidebar' and now any gadgets you have
on the desktop will not close but the sidebar itself will close.

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Hope this helps

Dave

Dave Cox <> wrote in
news:Xns99694B20FBE43dcoxgmailcom@69.28.186.121:

> "Matt" <> wrote in
> news:u$:
>
>> "Wayne L." <> wrote in message
>> news:5662C42B-2A90-4F8E-95F4-...
>>> Apart from buying a bigger monitor, you can drag the gadgets
>>> outside and into
>>> your line of site. You can then close sidebar. Wayne
>>> --
>>> Wayne L.
>>
>> actually, if you close the sidebar you will also close all of the
>> gadgets that were outside the sidebar.
>>
>
> If you EXIT Sidebar from the Taskbar you will close any gadgets
> on the Desktop.......BUT! if you right click the Sidebar where
> there is no gadgets you can select 'Close Sidebar' and now any
> gadgets you have on the desktop will not close but the sidebar
> itself will close.
>

Sorry for the bad grammer, I made a change and didn't proof read.

Dave

"Wayne L." <> wrote in message
news:5662C42B-2A90-4F8E-95F4-...
> Apart from buying a bigger monitor, you can drag the gadgets outside and
> into
> your line of site. You can then close sidebar. Wayne
> --
> Wayne L.

Actually, closing the sidebar also closes any gadgets which are dragged onto
the desktop.

IS there a way i can change my side bar back to it's original size? It used
to be a lot bigger now it's very narrow.
"medivac278" wrote:

> Is there a way to resize my side bar? i would like to make it wider. it is so
> narrow that i can barely see what is in it

You can't resize it, the narrow look is dependent on your screen resolution.
You can turn off the On Top Look, though. Click Start > type Sidebar
Properties > uncheck 'Sidebar is always on top of other windows. Its not a
solution, but a more pleasant look and feel to the Sidebar and it looks less
intrusive with bright wallpapers too.
--
Andre
Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com
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http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry
"Jazz" <> wrote in message
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>
> IS there a way i can change my side bar back to it's original size? It
> used
> to be a lot bigger now it's very narrow.
> "medivac278" wrote:
>
>> Is there a way to resize my side bar? i would like to make it wider. it
>> is so
>> narrow that i can barely see what is in it