How To Arrange Desktop and windows objects, items, files or icons

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 12:39:38 EST

To organize objects or icons on your computer desktop usingwindows; You will have to use the mouse.

To move desktopobjects manually:

Click the object or icon eg my computer object with the leftmouse button and drag it to another part of the desktop. You'll see a shadow ofthe object appearing as you drag the object. Release the mouse button to reposition the object.

To move the desktop objectsautomatically:

Click with the right mouse button on a blank portion of thedesktop to display the desktop menu. Choose line up Icons to arrange theobjects horizontally along an invisiblegrid.

Right click the blank desktop again and but this time clickarrange Icons. Choose "by Name" from the cascading menu. Now the objects arearranged in alphabetical order, starting at the upper-left corner.

You can ensure thatyour desktop objects are kept in permanently arranged state by choosingAuto Arrange. Right click the desktop, then click Arrange Icons and choose AutoArrange from the cascading menu. Now whenever you move an object, it will beautomatically rearranged.

To organize desktopwindows appearance

Every open window on the desktop has similar options fororganizing the object within it and outside appearance. You can access theseoptions by opening the view menu or by clicking buttons on the toolbar ortitlebar. These button and menu include move, resize, minimize, maximize andclose.

You can also arrange windows on your desktop in a different patterns byright clicking blank taskbar portion and selecting your windows view option.These include cascade, horizontally tiled, vertically tiled or close windows.

To organize objectsinside a window

To organize objects or items within a window click view menuoption and select how you wish to view them eg list, arrange icon by name, sizeetc. select Auto Arrange if you want a window items to be automaticallyrearranged and windows remember the settings next time you open the window.

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