Customize the Icons
There are a couple of ways you can customize the icons.
First, you can change the size of the icon. Second, you can choose how
you would like to arrange them.
Try It: Customize the Icons
Right click the Desktop.
Go to View.
What Do You See? The Desktop Properties let you
change the View. You can choose Medium and Large Icons. By
Default the icons Align to Grid. There is also an Auto Arrange
option that helps you line up the little short cuts.
What Else Do You See? You can use this option to
Sort the icons by name, type or even date modified.