re: Question about 'Hide all Icons on the Desktop'
Saturday, December 29, 2007 at 9:03 am
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Posted by John
(13 messages posted)
On my win xp pro, I cannot find the option when I right click on my desktop. I recorded
what I saw in the link below.
http://www.utipu.com/app/invited/id/ee715fb87f234e98b4bc6267d11ba138
Thanks in advance for any help. By the way, utipu.com is great for recording and
sharing screens and it is FREE.
On Tuesday, June 28, 2005 at 11:35 am, Aldo wrote:
>I have a comment on Hide
>all Icons on the Desktop:
>There is a more elegant way to hide all icons on the desktop in XP. You can automagically
>hide all your desktop icons from view so your desktop is completely clear, and you
>will still have one click access to all your desktop icons.
>
>Simply right click on your task bar at the bottom of the screen and click on “Toolbars”
>and then click on “Desktop”. This adds a small “Desktop>>” item to the task bar.
> When you click on the “>>” all your desktop icons are displayed, including their
>descriptions. Now, to hide your desktop icons, just right click on your desktop,
>click on “Arrange Icons By”, and then click on “Show Desktop Icons” (to remove the
>check mark). That’s all you need to do.
>
>If you choose to, you may move the “Desktop >>” toolbar to the top or either side
>of your desktop by simply clicking on and dragging the “Desktop>>” to the location
>you want it. I personally do not like this method because when you move the "Desktop
>>>" toolbar it displays the icons. But you can play around with re-sizing the tool
>bar if you want to try it.
>
>
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