The following 2 tips will save you time and make you more organised when using your computer
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Tip: Arranging Icons on your Desktop
Step 1
It is very easy for our screen to become cluttered up with so many programs and software. If we do not organise them in a systematic manner it can make matters confusing, stressful and time confusing trying to find the program or folder you want. To avoid this you can arrange your icons on your desktop. For example, you can arrange them into tidy rows and columns or you can arrange them into the most recently viewed. To do this use your mouse and right click the desk top icon, select View in the drop down menu. If Auto Arrange is selected then turn it off. You can tell if it is on as their will be a tick in front of it.
Step 2
In the desktop drop down menu select Sort by. Here you will see a number of options to arrange the icons as follows:
Name
Size
Type
Date
Choose the option that you wish to arrange your icons with. For example, you can order the icons in alphabetical order.
Step 3
Another handy method of arranging the icons is to simply drag and drop to a different location on the screen.
A great option to save you time is to create the shortcuts to the programs, software or documents that you use on a regular basis. Without this you would have to go through the variety of directories and folders to locate it. This can take a lot time and is quite inconvenient if you have to do it on a regular basis. However, by creating shortcuts you can reduce this time down to a second.
To create a short cut follow these simple steps:
Step 1:
Click on Start All Programs and select the program that appears on the screen menu.
Step 2:
When you have decided on the program you want to create a shortcut for right click with your mouse and select the option Sent To from the drop down menu. When you click on Send to you will see the option Create a Short Cut. Click this and you can create a short cut of the program to your desk top.
You are not just limited to creating shortcuts for frequently used programs. You can create short cuts for your favourite Excel sheets or Word documents.