Q: My desktop is getting crowded. How can I take some of my programs and put them into a separate folder?
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point of desktop icons is to make computing easier. Icons create easy
access to applications. If your desktop is cluttered, it defeats the whole
purpose. There are several methods to organizing your desktop. Find one
solution, or incorporate aspects of several solutions to customize a
desktop that fits your computing needs. Desktop icons are
shortcuts to applications. It's helpful to have frequently used
applications ready to launch with a click of the mouse. If you have
shortcut icons for seldom-used applications, create a folder on the
desktop to organize them.
These seldom-used
icons are organized into one folder, which greatly reduces clutter. Launch
an application by opening the folder and clicking the appropriate icon.
Create as many desktop folders as you need to further organize your
applications. An easier trick to
opening icons within a folder is to drag the folder to your toolbar. Pull
it to the end of the bar and click on the >>. A menu will pop up,
listing the folder's contents. There is no need to reduce or shut down
running applications to see the desktop in order to launch. Just click an
item on the pop-up menu.
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QuickLaunch
is a toolbar that comes with Windows. Add these shortcut icons to your
taskbar for quick launching. They're tiny and won't take a lot of space.
QuickLaunch is a great place to house your most frequently used
applications, thus removing the icon from the desktop.
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