Decluttering Your Desktop
Just like the physical top of your desk, Window’s Desktop can also become so cluttered with the icons that act as shortcuts to your various programs. A desktop is the computer display area that represents the kinds of objects you might find on a real desktop; it is where you put the things you are working on or want to access. Just imagine the mess when there are so many icons to find the programs you need. Decluttering your desktop is the right action. But you must have organization declutter at the top of your mind before you begin.
You can easily declutter your desktop without deleting any of them through the following suggestions:
* Make use of the Quick Launch folder in your computer which content becomes apparent as part of the Task Bar located next to the Start button. This is the area where you drop frequently used items. These items enable you to make a shortcut to programs, files and folders.
If you are not able to find this next to Start button, click Taskbar, select Toolbar/Quick Launch. From this point, you can add items by dragging them on top of Quick Launch or right click just before the double arrows to open the Quick Launch folder.
You are given the option to create new folders to organize your items; you can also add files based on your preference. When you are through; close the folders.
* Add a Toolbar to the Taskbar and you have a good solution of decluttering your desktop. Start to create empty fold- Folder Shortcuts which is somewhere on your hard drive as your My Document Folder. Next, drag all the Folder Shortcuts sitting on the desktop into this folder.
Right click on an empty space of the Toolbar and select Toolbars/ New Toolbars and search for the folder you have just created. You have now a new Toolbar which is similar to Quick Launch. This will allow for easy access to the folder shortcuts that used to clutter up your desktop.
There are other methods on decluttering your desktop and you can choose which ever suits your working style. Once you’re finished, your desktop will never look cluttered again.
