How to Organize Shortcut Icons On Your Computer Desktop
Professionals and businesses use several programs on a computer to efficiently run operations and increase productivity. The installation process commonly places an icon on the desktop that provides an easy shortcut to open a program. However, these icons become disorganized and cluttered as more are added to the desktop over time. If a user has to spend a little extra time sorting through icons with an erratic arrangement, then the concept of the icon being a "shortcut" is moot. If this is your predicament, you can use functions in Microsoft Windows or Apple Mac OS X that help to manually organize desktop icons.
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Instructions
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Microsoft Windows
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Right-click on a blank area of the Windows Desktop.
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Select "Sort By" from the menu.
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Select "Name," "Size," "Item Type" or "Date Modified" to organize the icons by these parameters.
Apple Mac OS X
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Right-click on a blank area of the desktop in the background.
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Select "View." Choose "Show View Options."
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Select an option next to "Arrange By" to organize the icons on the desktop. For example, choose "Name" to sort icons by shortcut name.
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Tips & Warnings
Choose "View" to have Windows automatically organize the icons, instead of selecting "Sort By" after right-clicking on the Windows Desktop. Choose "Auto Arrange Icons" from the submenu. Windows neatly stacks and aligns icons on the desktop and locks them in place.
Use the Taskbar in Microsoft Windows and the Dock in Apple Mac OS X to pin icons at the bottom of the screen, where the shortcuts are always in view (see Resources).
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