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These convenient lists let you "jump" to common actions by right-clicking application icons on your taskbar. While I've covered jump lists before, it looks like they're becoming fashionable once again. Microsoft will soon activate jump list menus for pinned application shortcuts on Windows 11's Start menu, too! For the meantime, let's take a look at the humble-and-hidden jump list and what you can do with it. ⌚ This entire email will take you two minutes to read. Remember: If you'd rather not receive these Monday tip roundups, [you can easily opt out of them](=) without affecting the rest of your subscription. ☑ [Got it — don't show this again](=)​ This week's reader suggestion 🖱️ Jump lists are easy to forget, but they're incredibly convenient. And, with Microsoft about to activate them for pinned applications in Windows 11's Start menu, they're expanding beyond the taskbar. 💻 This works on both Windows 10 and Windows 11. (And it's getting even better on Windows 11 soon.) ➜ Windows Intelligence reader Elias M. recently shared how useful he finds jump lists. I've covered the basics before. Jump lists are simple to use: - Right-click an application's icon on your taskbar to find its jump list options. You may see options for the application's features or a list of recent files you've used in the application. - In the jump list, hover over a recent file and click the "Pin" icon to pin it to the list, making it more easily accessible. [Google Chrome's jump list on Windows 11.] There's a keyboard shortcut for this, too. You may know that you can press the Windows key and a number key to activate a taskbar icon — for example, Windows+1 activates the first application icon on the left of you taskbar. You can add the Alt key to activate an application icon's jump list instead. For example, Windows+Alt+1 will activate the jump list for the first application icon in the left. On Windows 10, you can also left-click a taskbar icon, hold the mouse button down, and move the mouse cursor up to access the jump list. (But this no longer works on Windows 11's taskbar.) Also, jump lists are easy to access on a PC with a touch screen. Just long-press on a taskbar icon and then lift your finger. This works because that long-press action works the same as a right-click. Different applications have useful jump list options, including: - File Explorer: Folders you've pinned to Quick Access are also easily accessible in the jump list, as Elias pointed out to me! - Google Chrome: There's a convenient "New Incognito window" option right here for quick access to private browsing. - Word, Excel, and PowerPoint: Recent files you've used can be opened right from the jump list. [File Explorer's jump list on Windows 11.] Right-click different application icons on your taskbar and see what you find. Some applications offer no useful options, but many offer some especially convenient shortcuts. I look forward to using jump lists in Windows 11's Start menu soon, too! 📱 Looking for this week's Android Intelligence reader tip? It's all about [how you can use animated emoji in your phone's Messages app](). Take a look! 💡 Got a useful tip you'd like to share with other Windows enthusiasts? [Submit it here](=) — or just reply to this email and share it with me! I'd love to feature your useful advice in a future newsletter. --------------------------------------------------------------- Some tips you don't want to miss Now, a rapid-fire summary of the best useful tips from our most recent issues — just in case you overlooked something or haven't explored it yet! ⌨️ 20 keyboard shortcuts I use every day: Discover a collection of quick, easy keyboard shortcuts that will boost your everyday PC usage. Do you know all of them? 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