A desktop icon question

[Pop Aye]

I've just started using Win XP and one of the things I'm confused
about is where do I go to arrange the desk top icons? I know this is
a smple question, so please bear with me.

TIA

 

[Guest]

To arrange the icons right click on the desktop (any blank area) and left
click on "Arrange Icons By". That will give you several choices. If you
need to move an icon to a different location and it won't let you go to the
same place and uncheck "Auto Arrange".

 

[Malke]

I've just started using Win XP and one of the things I'm confused
about is where do I go to arrange the desk top icons? I know this is
a smple question, so please bear with me.

TIA

Right-click on an empty area of the desktop. You will get a context menu
with an entry for "Arrange Icons by". Slide your cursor to the little
arrow at the right of that and see all the options for arranging icons.

Malke

 

[P D Sterling]

right click on any empty place on the desktop

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Drag them around however you want them.

Or...

Right click Desktop | Arrange Icons By

Name
[[Arrange icons in alphabetical order by the icon name. ]]

Size
[[Arrange icons in order of file size. If the icon is a shortcut to a
program, the size refers to the size of the shortcut file. ]]

Type
[[Arrange icons in order of type. For example, if you have shortcuts to
several PowerPoint presentations on your desktop, these will be arranged
next to each other. ]]

Modified
[[Arrange icons in the order that the shortcut was last modified. ]]

Show in groups
[[Show in Groups allows you to group your files by any detail of the file,
such as name, size, type, or date modified. ]]

AutoArrange
[[Arrange the icons in columns along the left side of your screen.]]

Align to Grid
[[Snap icons into place as designated by an invisible grid on
your screen. The grid keeps the icons aligned with each other. ]]

Show Desktop Icons
[[Icons Hide or show all desktop icons. When this command is checked,
desktop icons are displayed on your desktop. ]]

Lock Web Items on Desktop
[[Specifies whether Web content windows or items that you have placed on
your desktop are locked in place and can’t be moved. Select the check box to
lock Web content in place. Clear the check box if you want to be able to
move Web content.]]

If Lock Web Items on Desktop is checked...
Items can be moved, but they are moved back after reboot.

Run Desktop Cleanup Wizard
[[The Desktop Cleanup Wizard displays a list of the desktop icons that have
not been used for 60 days or more, enabling you to remove those icons that
you don't want on your desktop. You can retrieve icons you have removed by
opening the Unused Desktop Shortcuts folder on your desktop. ]]

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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