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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES |
Your desktop for your PC is an on-screen representation used by the Windows Operating system. It is designed to assist the user with basic navigation and use of the PC.
Tips listed below are only a brief summary of tasks and instruction.
To get more in depth help on any topic, take advantage of the Windows HELP
feature. On your desktop, click the START button. Select HELP
and search on your topic.
You can place the Microsoft Office Toolbar vertically or horizontally on the right, left, top, or bottom of your desktop.To move the toolbar, place your mouse cursor on a blank portion of the toolbar.Press and hold the left mouse button.Drag the toolbar to the desired location.Note that as you move the toolbar it changes shapes to conform to the new location.
To change the background of your desktop
1 Place your mouse cursor on a blank portion of your desktop. Click the right mouse button and view Display Properties.
2 In the Pattern or Wallpaper list, click the pattern or wallpaper you want to use.
Notes
To cover your entire screen with a small
wallpaper image, click Tile.
To center a wallpaper image, click Center.
You can use patterns and wallpaper simultaneously. However, if Tile is selected, you will not see the pattern.
REMEMBER: Soothing Wallpapers with scenes of nature or cute animals may delight the user. However, slower PC start time may not be delightful! As always, exercise caution when modifying your desktop. Change only ONE thing at a time. If you notice a decline in system performance, you will know exactly what to change back. Do not install a 3rd party screen saver without prior approval of the Information Technology Services Staff.
To change the way the items on your desktop look
1 Return to view Display Properties.
2 If you want to change the appearance of only one screen element, click that element in the Item list, and then change the appropriate settings.
Notes
If you change individual settings, you
can save them by clicking Save As and then typing a name for the scheme.
That name will appear in the Scheme list, so you can easily restore the
settings later.
To change the appearance of all screen elements simultaneously, click an appearance scheme in the Scheme list.
To display all open windows
1 Using your right mouse button, click a blank area on the taskbar.
2 Click Cascade Windows, Tile Windows Horizontally, or Tile Windows Vertically.
Tips
Make sure all the windows you want to
display are open. Closed or minimized windows cannot be displayed.
To restore your windows to their original state, use your right mouse button to click a blank area on the taskbar, and then click Undo Cascade or Undo Tile.
To put a shortcut on the
desktop
1 Click the item, such as a file, program, folder, printer, or computer, that you want to create a shortcut to.
2 On the File menu, click Create Shortcut.
3 Drag the shortcut icon onto the desktop.
Tips
You can use the shortcut as a fast way
to open the item.
To change any settings for the shortcut, such as what kind of window it starts in or what key combination is used to access it, use your right mouse button to click the shortcut, and then click Properties.
To delete a shortcut, drag it to the Recycle Bin. The original item will still exist on the disk where it is stored.
revised: 18 June 2003