At times your desktop can get cluttered with desktop shortcuts and program icons making it hard to find things on the desktop and generally makes it cluttered.
When your desktop gets to a point where it is suffering from “desktop clutter” it’s time to delete a desktop shortcut or two.
Deleting a Program Desktop Shortcut
Deleting a program [...]
Continuing with our desktop shortcuts series, now that you have created a custom desktop shortcut, you are probably wondering how to organize all the desktop shortcuts you have.
Right click your desktop.
A menu appears.
Left click the Arrange Icons By menu item.
A new menu list appears.
Arrange Icons By
Once you left click the Arrange Icons By menu item, [...]
When you create a desktop shortcut, by default Windows adds Shortcut to in front of the file or folder name the shortcut is for.
If you decide to use Auto Arrange to arrange the desktop shortcuts on your Windows desktop, all the icons with Shortcut to will be grouped.
Also, with Shortcut to added to the beginning [...]
In this second article about desktop shortcuts we will cover how to create a desktop shortcut for a file or folder on your computer and one for a web page on the Internet.
Create Desktop Shortcut for a File or Folder
When you use a particular file or folder a lot, placing a desktop shortcut to that [...]
Ever noticed when you install a program an icon appears on your desktop? These
icons are desktop shortcuts, which when clicked, open the program associated
with it.
You can create your own desktop shortcuts also.
Uses for Desktop Shortcuts
A desktop shortcut can be used to:
Save time getting to a specific folder on your computer.
Be a [...]