How to Pin Word, Excel, and PowerPoint Files to Their App Icons on the Windows 11 Taskbar
You probably work on your Windows PC every day, so why not make it more efficient? You may already be using a few ways to make everyday computing smoother and easier—like keeping apps and files pinned to the taskbar.
However, in Windows 11, pinning Office files is no longer as easy as a drag-and-drop fix as it was on Windows 10. But it can still be easily done. Let’s see how.
Why You’re Having Trouble Pinning Office Files to Office Apps in Windows 11
To keep Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files a click away on Windows 10, you drag and drop them to their respective icons on the taskbar. However, if you’ve upgraded to Windows 11 or bought a new PC with Windows 11 pre-installed, you’ll soon discover that the drag-and-drop method does not work there.
So, how do you pin Office files to their taskbar icons on Windows 11? Fortunately, there is a workaround to this, and it’s easy to do too.
1. Pin the Word, Excel, or PowerPoint App to the Taskbar
First, you need to pin the Office app, be it Word, Excel, or PowerPoint, to the Windows 11 taskbar. Here’s how:
The Word, Excel, or PowerPoint app will get pinned to the taskbar. As you can see in the screenshot below, theWordandExcelapps have got pinned. You can pin the PowerPoint app in the same way.
2. How to Pin a Word File to the Pinned Word App on the Windows 11 Taskbar
Now let’s pin a Word file to the Word icon on the taskbar.
Now the Word file will get pinned to the Word icon on the taskbar.
3. How to Pin Excel and PowerPoint Files to Their Respective Pinned Apps
The method to pin Excel and Word files to their app icons on the taskbar is the same as detailed above for pinning the Word file.
You can also check out our guide to learnhow to pin folders, websites, webpages, and even drives to the Windows 11 taskbar. And there are alsoseveral ways to customize the Windows 11 taskbarto your liking.
Access and Work on Your Office Files in a Snap
Yes, that’s how easy it is to pin an Office file to its app icon on the Windows 11 taskbar. So go ahead; pin your files and keep your most important and used files just a click away.
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