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2008-05-13

Clutter And The Desktop

The Cluttered Desktop

Does your desktop have too many icons, files and programs on it? Can't see the forest for the trees?
Want to organize your desktop? Remove the clutter? I cleaned up my desktop and organized all my files in
two places on the task bar. I find that this organizational tip not only eliminates the cultter from my desktop, it also saves time.



First you will want to create a "New Folder" You do this by
clicking anywhere on the desktop. When the menu comes up click on "New" then on the submenu choose "New Folder". When the folder icon appears on your desktop you will need to name it. Chose a name that is descriptive of the files you put in it.  For the sake of this guide, I'm going to call it "programs"

 Let's  Continue

Next drag and drop all your programs, browsers, shortcuts, icons and documents into the programs folder. And repeat these steps for any more folders. Don't forget to use a different name for each folder.

Next

 You will then need to copy this folder from your "Desktop" to your "My Documents folder "(to copy a folder to "My Documents", right click the "programs" folder and choose cut. Then  select the paste, to  paste the folder. Don't forget to copy each folder to "My Documents" for each folder you create. Right-click anywhere on the taskbar and go to "Toolbars then choose New Toolbar" browse to were you placed you're "programs" folder and select it and click ok. You should now have a button on your taskbar that, when clicked, will open up a menu with all your items in it.

When icons begin to appear on your desktop  don't worry. Just drag and drop the program onto the Start Menu, when it opens then drop the program into the correct folder on your start menu. You will then see the  new program listed  when you open your task bar menu.

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