Desktop Icons (Shortcuts Clutter)

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Slim Harpo

I have so many Shortcuts on my Desktop that my entire screen is filled with Icons...Anytime I want to go to someplace fast (like here for example) I just click on the Icon (shortcut) and I'm here..

But its now getting to be to much clutter so my question is how do I clean up my desktop and yet be able to use shortcuts to my favorite web sites?..can I condense my 50 or so icon shortcuts to just a few?

Please note: I have very little computer tech knowledge so step by step instructions would be appreciated..
thanks!
 
Quote from Slim Harpo:

I have so many Shortcuts on my Desktop that my entire screen is filled with Icons...Anytime I want to go to someplace fast (like here for example) I just click on the Icon (shortcut) and I'm here..

But its now getting to be to much clutter so my question is how do I clean up my desktop and yet be able to use shortcuts to my favorite web sites?..can I condense my 50 or so icon shortcuts to just a few?

Please note: I have very little computer tech knowledge so step by step instructions would be appreciated..
thanks!
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Use bookmarks on your browser. Using desktop shortcuts for webpages is inefficient. Organize your bookmarks by priority.
 
Quote from Momento:

Try the mozilla FIREFOX browser.
If most of your short cuts are for websites, this should be pretty practical.

I cramped ~40 of my favorite websites all on the toolbar. :)
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If you're not too computer "savvy", I'd recommend just sticking with IE. Firefox messes up alot of settings you may be used to, it's kind of a pain to get things back the way they were.
 
Hey Thanks,

I needed that!


Quote from Spydertrader:

Right Click on your desktop.

Scroll Down to "new"

Click Folder

Rename Folder: "Desktop Shortcuts"

Move icons to folder.

- Spydertrader
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Quote from Momento:

Try the mozilla FIREFOX browser.
http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/central.html
If most of your short cuts are for websites, this should be pretty practical.

I cramped ~40 of my favorite websites all on the toolbar. :)
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that's what i'm doing too, i drag web sites to my toolbar and remove the text, only the favicon remains. here's a screen shot http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y251/rusty_nutz/firefox1.jpg

i don't know what illiquid is taling about firefox messing up his settings. yeah, it takes some getting use to it but doesn't mess anything up for me. i know there used to be some web sites that are "optimized" to run with IE, i've yet to see one that won't load with firefox properly. do yourself a favor and get rid of internet exploder
 
If you're not too computer "savvy", I'd recommend just sticking with IE. Firefox messes up alot of settings you may be used to, it's kind of a pain to get things back the way they were.
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I don't know exactly what will be messed up... When you make the switch from IE to firefox it actually allows you to import all the bookmarks at once. Not much hassles...:confused:
 
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