Change Icon spacing on your Desktop


Make your Desktop look the way you want it 

You can move icons on the desktop closer together or farther apart. 

1) Right-click anywhere on the desktop. Select Properties and the display properties box opens. 

2) Click the Appearance tab: 

·         For Windows 98 - Select 'Icon Spacing (Horizontal)' or ‘Icon Spacing (Vertical)’ in the Item box 

·         For Windows XP - Click the Advanced button, then select 'Icon Spacing (Horizontal)' or ‘Icon Spacing (Vertical)’ in the Item box 

3) Adjust the number in the Size box and you’ll see the effect of changes, as you make them, in the small display near the top of the window. 

4) When you have the spacing you want, Click OK to save the setting.