How to Customize the Size of the Windows 7 Taskbar Icons

Using Small Icons

1. Open Start

   . Click the Windows logo on a blue background in the bottom-left corner of the screen.

2. Click Control Panel. This tab is on the right side of the Start menu.

   1. If you don't see Control Panel here, type "control panel" into Start and then click Control Panel when it appears at the top of the Start window.

3. Click Task Bar and Start Menu. It's toward the bottom of the Control Panel page. Doing so will open the Taskbar window.

   1. If you don't see this option, click the "View by" drop-down box in the top-right side of the window, then click Large Icons.

4. Click the Taskbar tab. This option is in the top-left side of the window.

5. Select a taskbar button type. Click the "Taskbar buttons" drop-down box, then click one of the following options:

   1. Always combine, hide labels - Condenses taskbar buttons into squares that display the program's icon, but not its label. Multiple windows from one program will fit into one taskbar button.
   2. Combine when taskbar is full - Displays rectangular taskbar buttons individually and with labels until the taskbar fills up, at which point buttons are combined into the square configuration mentioned above.
   3. Never combine - Taskbar buttons will remain rectangular with labels regardless of how many there are.

6. Check the "Use small icons" box. This box is near the top of the page. Doing so will shrink your Windows 7 icons on the taskbar.

   1. If this box is already checked, your computer is displaying small icons in the taskbar.

7. Click Apply, then click OK. This will save your changes and refresh the screen. Once the screen refreshes, your taskbar icons should be smaller (or larger) than they were before.