dotdotdot said:
Here is an attatched pic of my desktop running Windows XP - looks nice, but I want it SMALL. My monitor is 1280x1024 resolution and thats the Max.
I blanked out icons that are personal word documents.
I want to know how to make the icons closer together, as well as shrink the taskbar size.
Thanks for your help! (If there is any... lol
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MY DESKTOP
Yes, there is in fact a way to do some (but not all) of what you want.
To control icon spacing:
1. Right-click the desktop. Click Properties.
2. Select the Appearance tab.
3. Click Advanced.
4. In the Item list, you will see both "Icon Spacing (Horizontal)" and "Icon Spacing (Vertical)". Select either of these items, and then change the value in the Size box to what you want to use (this is in pixels).
5. When you are done, click OK *twice*.
Note that the spacing may not take effect until you refresh your desktop.
The taskbar size... that's another matter. This is set by the style you're using and cannot be manually changed without using some sort of third-party utility program (such as StyleXP). However, you can set the taskbar to autohide by using these steps:
1. Right-click the taskbar. Click Properties.
2. Select the Taskbar tab.
3. Check the "Auto-hide the taskbar" checkbox.
4. Click OK.
Hope this helps.