Desktop icons

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1. Desktop Icons 01

2. Desktop The desktop is the main screen area that you see after you turn on your computer and log on to Windows. Like the top of an actual desk, it serves as a surface for your work. When you open programs or folders, they appear on the desktop. You can also put things on the desktop, such as files and folders, and arrange them however you want. 02

3. Icons are small pictures that represent files, folders, programs, and other items. an icon is a pictogram or ideogram displayed on a computer screen in order to help the user navigate a computer system. Desktop Icon 02

4. Sample Desktop Icon

5. Recycle Bin When you delete a file or folder, it doesn't actually get deleted right away.It goes to the Recycle Bin. That's a good thing, because if you ever change your mind and decide you need a deleted file, you can get it back 04

6. A file is the common storage unit in a computer. All programs and data are contained in a file, and the computer reads and writes files. A folder holds one or more files, and it can be empty with just a name. Folders provide a method for organizing files similar to a manila file folder containing paper documents in a file cabinet. 04

7. To add a shortcut to the desktop STEP 1 Locate the item that you want to create a shortcut for (within Windows Explorer, or your Computer folder, for example). STEP 2 Right-click the item, click Send To, and then click Desktop (create shortcut). The shortcut icon appears on your desktop.

8. To add or remove common desktop icons STEP 1 Right-click an empty area of the desktop, and then click Personalize STEP 2 In the left pane, click Change desktop icons Common desktop icons include Computer, your personal folder, Network, the Recycle Bin, Internet Explorer, and Control Panel. STEP 3 Under Desktop icons, select the check box for each icon that you want to add to the desktop, or clear the check box for each icon that you want to remove from the desktop, and then click OK.

9. To move a file from a folder to the desktop STEP 1 Open the folder that contains the file STEP 2 In the left pane, click Change desktop icons Common desktop icons include Computer, your personal folder, Network, the Recycle Bin, Internet Explorer, and Control Panel.

10. 06 To move a file from a folder to the desktop Right-click the icon, and then click Delete. If the icon is a shortcut, only the shortcut is removed; the original item is not deleted. Moving icons around You can move an icon by dragging it to a new place on the desktop.

11. References 15 https://www.maxwell.syr.edu/uploadedFiles/ict/training/1.%20Desktop.pdf https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icon_(computing) https://www.yourdictionary.com/files-vs-folders