Hide Desktop Icons With Ease For Clear Desktop
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Are you currently running a Windows laptop or computer and your desktop looks like a cluttered mess of icons? We would like to talk about a few techniques for you to clean it up and get a pleasant tidy and tidy looking screen. We will show you how you will have the ability to hide, remove or arrange desktop icons in this article.
The first step to start and arrange desktop icons would be to organize them by type. To get this done, somewhere on the desktop, use your right mouse click function and click on on sort by function. This will put all your icons in order by file type. You may also select by name if you want, but we prefer by type. Another option is to auto arrange if you would like.
When you have them all neatly organized, you might want to start to remove desktop icons which you no longer need, or are un-installed (if a program shortcut). This can be another simple task. You are able to do them individually or together. To delete singularly, just right mouse click on the icon and click delete, you will receive a confirmation, click yes and then it is done. If you wish to remove multiple icons, simply use your mouse and also the control key, move your mouse over the icon and click while hold the control key, this will highlight it, do this for as many as you want. Then right mouse click and delete.
If you don't need to remove desktop icons, but put them in groups, you are able to create folders on the desktop. Right mouse click on your desktop and click new - folder and give it a name. Once this is achieved, to arrange icons you can actually just left mouse click on one and drag and drop it into your newly created folder.
After you have completed the steps above and have all unwanted files removed or inserted into folders, now you may arrange desktop items by using this simple course of action. Right mouse click on your desktop, then click on sort, then chose how you want them (modified, name, type).
There are a couple of additional options for your desktop, one is if you wish to hide desktop icons and the other is called auto arrange. For hiding all, you will right mouse click on your desktop, then click view, and de-select "Show Desktop Icons". Not a lot of people I know make use of this option, but it is there if you need it. To always have your new icons be put in rows and columns and never spread out everywhere randomly, you can use the auto arrange option. Right click on your desktop, click view, select "Auto Arrange", completed.
Most likely if you are like the majority of us, you will be creating shortcuts and adding files on the desktop quite often, so you may wish to arrange desktop items often by performing the steps mentioned previously. |
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Easily remove desktop icons by follow the steps mentioned. You can get other computer help and more tutorials by visiting computertooslow.com.
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By :
Andrew Thorn
Submitted
2010-08-13 16:21:39 |
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