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Linux First Steps Part I
Uncluttering the Desktop
If your windows are scattered willy-nilly all over the desktop, here are a couple of ways you can
make your desktop??™s appearance a little neater:
Unclutter windows??”Right-click the desktop, and then click Windows???Unclutter
Windows on the menu. All windows that are currently displayed on the desktop are
lined up along the left side of the screen (or aligned with other windows), from the
top down.
Cascade windows??”Right-click the desktop, and then click Windows???Cascade windows
on the menu. The windows are aligned as they are with the Unclutter selection,
except that the windows are each indented starting from the upper-left corner.
If you find yourself with icons all over the desktop, you can organize them from the desktop
menu. Right-click the desktop, and then select Icons???Sort Icon. From the menu that appears,
select to sort icons by name, size, type, or date. You can also choose to simply line up all icons
vertically or horizontally.
Moving Windows
The easiest way to move a window from one location to another is to place the cursor on the window??™s
title bar, hold down the mouse button and drag the window to a new location, and release
the mouse button to drop the window.
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