Working with Desktop Icons

You can include the icons you want, in the placement you want, on your desktop. This is like arranging your physical desk, putting the papers, pens, and other tools you need where you can find and easily access them. Likewise, you can add icons to your desktop for programs, files, folders, printers, and other hardware. Adding new icons, naming these icons, and deleting the icons are examined in Chapter 14.

When you have icons on the desktop, you can move them around so that they are positioned as you please. The simplest way to arrange the icons is to drag an icon to a new location. Follow these steps: