Sams Teach Yourself Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional in 10 Minutes

By Dorothy Burke and Jane Calabria

• Table of Contents
  • Copyright
  • Tell Us What You Think!
  • About the Authors
  • Introduction
  • Conventions Used in This Book
  • Lesson 1. Navigating Windows 2000 Professional
  • Lesson 2. Working with a Window
  • Lesson 3. Using Menus
  • Lesson 4. Using Windows 2000 Professional Help
  • Lesson 5. Using Dialog Boxes
  • Lesson 6. Working with Multiple Windows and Applications
  • Lesson 7. Copying, Moving, and Linking Between Windows and Applications
  • Lesson 8. Using My Computer
  • Lesson 9. Managing Files with My Computer
  • Lesson 10. Using WordPad
  • Lesson 11. Understanding File Properties and the Recycle Bin
  • Lesson 12. Printing
  • Lesson 13. Using My Network Places
  • Lesson 14. Using the Control Panel
  • Lesson 15. Using Outlook Express Mail
  • Lesson 16. Sharing Workstations and Setting Passwords
  • Lesson 17. Using Internet Explorer 5
  • Lesson 18. Web Site and Document Searching
  • Lesson 19. Troubleshooting, Restarting, and Disaster Planning
  • Lesson 20. Customizing the Windows 2000 Environment
    • Creating Shortcuts
    • Arranging Icons
    • Choosing Colors and Backgrounds
    • Changing Fonts
    • Customizing the Taskbar
    • Changing the Time or Date
    • Creating Custom Toolbars

Arranging Icons

When shortcuts are added to the Desktop, they are not arranged neatly. You can control, or arrange, the appearance of icons on the Desktop.

To arrange your desktop icons:

1. Right-click an open area of your desktop.
2. From the pop-up menu, choose Arrange Icons.
3. Select By Name to have the desktop icons arranged in alphabetical order, By Type to have the icons arranged by type of file, By Size to order them by size of file, or By Date to have them appear in the order they were created.

To keep your icons from getting scattered all over your desktop, right-click on the desktop and select Arrange Icons, Auto Arrange from the pop-up menu. The icons will always return to the columns at the left side of your screen. Choose this option again to turn it off.

To have each row of your icons align horizontally and vertically on an invisible grid, right-click the desktop and select Line Up Icons from the pop-up menu.

To change the size of your icons, right-click the desktop and select Properties on the pop-up menu; then select the Effects tab. Click Use large icons. This may slow up your processor slightly, so turn off this option if you notice a problem.

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