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to drag something means to rest the mouse pointer on the item you
want to move, and then to hold down the mouse button as you move the mouse
pointer to the new location. To drop the item at the new location, just release the
mouse button.
To see all the options available for an icon, right-click the icon to open its shortcut menu.
To organize all the icons on the desktop, right-click an empty part of the desktop and choose
Arrange Icons By on the shortcut menu that appears. Then click whichever option you prefer
(Name, Type, and so forth). Choosing Name will arrange the icons into (roughly) alphabetic
order (although some icons, such as My Documents, My Computer, and Recycle Bin, tend to
stay near the upper-left corner of the screen).
To have Windows XP automatically arrange icons for you, right-click an empty part of the
desktop or the window and choose Arrange Icons By from the menu, and then choose Auto
Arrange from the submenu that appears. After you have done this, however, you cannot move
icons, because they will immediately jump back into their original place. To turn off the
automatic arrangement, repeat this step. When Auto Arrange has a check mark next to it, that
feature is currently turned on.
If you prefer to put icons into your own order, and want them neatly arranged, choose Arrange
Icons By › Align to Grid. After you do so, the icons will align on an invisible grid, creating a
neater appearance.
As mentioned, when you open an icon, a window appears. Learning how to work those windows is an
important part of using your PC. As you learn in the next section, you have quite a bit of control over the
size and shape of every window that appears on your screen.