Desktop icon spacing

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Anthony Buckland

Is there a way of increasing the spacing of icons on the
Desktop so that longer names don't get truncated with
"..."s? Thanks for any info.
 
right click Desktop > Properties > Appearance > Advanced > Item > Icon
Spacing (horizontal)
 
'Anthony Buckland' wrote:
| Is there a way of increasing the spacing of icons on the
| Desktop so that longer names don't get truncated with
| "..."s? Thanks for any info.
_____

First, ask yourself if you really need to do this.
IF the answer is 'yes'
THEN
Use shorter names (right click on the offending Icon, click on 'Rename',
enter a shorter name.)
OR
change the icon spacing:
right click on the desktop
click on 'Properties'
click on the 'Appearance' Tab in the Display Properties sheet
click on the 'Advanced' button
in the 'Item' drop down menu
SELECT
'Icon Spacing (Horizontal)' and change the 'Size'
OR
'Icon Spacing (Vertical)' and change the 'Size'.

Phil Weldon

| Is there a way of increasing the spacing of icons on the
| Desktop so that longer names don't get truncated with
| "..."s? Thanks for any info.
|
 
Phil said:
'Anthony Buckland' wrote:
| Is there a way of increasing the spacing of icons on the
| Desktop so that longer names don't get truncated with
| "..."s? Thanks for any info.
_____

First, ask yourself if you really need to do this.
IF the answer is 'yes'
THEN
Use shorter names (right click on the offending Icon, click on 'Rename',
enter a shorter name.)
Click to expand...

"Really need"? No. "Want, and figure I should be able to
do better than truncating half the names the system _came_
_with_"? Yes.
OR
change the icon spacing:
right click on the desktop
click on 'Properties'
click on the 'Appearance' Tab in the Display Properties sheet
click on the 'Advanced' button
in the 'Item' drop down menu
SELECT
'Icon Spacing (Horizontal)' and change the 'Size'
OR
'Icon Spacing (Vertical)' and change the 'Size'.

Phil Weldon
...
Click to expand...

Thanks for the help. I'll play with both ways a little.
 
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