How to increase the icon on your desktop. Two simple ways

Not always the standard size of the icons can suit the user. For example, if you change the screen resolution, you will most likely need to make them larger or smaller. However, there are users who do not know how to increase the icon on the desktop or, conversely, to reduce its size.

It's worth noting that it's better to install large icons if the user has visual problems, and small icons are useful when the desktop is loaded with a large number of application shortcuts or files that you open daily, so you want to provide the fastest access to them.

How to increase / decrease icons on the desktop. Method 1

To change the size of the icons, click in any free space on the desktop LMC, then, while holding down the Ctrl key, scroll the wheel up. As a result, the icons will become larger. If it is necessary to make the icons smaller, then the mouse wheel should be scrolled down (on itself).

Attention! After this operation, the icons can randomly be placed on the desktop. Of course, if it's just a few shortcuts or files, it will be easy to fix the situation, however, when there are many icons, you will have to spend time to restore their convenient location.

Change the size of the icons. Method 2

So, on the desktop you can increase the icons not only with the mouse wheel, but also through the context menu. The sequence of actions will differ depending on the version of the operating system "Windows".

Now you will learn how to increase the icon on the desktop or make it smaller if you have Windows 7, Vista, G8 installed. In fact, the operation is performed in just two mouse clicks:

• On the desktop free space, click RMB to bring up the context menu;

• Refer to "View", then select one of the icon size options (large, normal or small) in the drop-down list.

In addition, you can arrange icons, align or even disable their display by unchecking the checkbox next to the corresponding option.

How to change the size of icons in Windows XP

You already know how to increase the icon on the desktop in "Windows 7" and in the "eight". But what if you are still using Windows XP?

In this case, the action algorithm will be different:

• Call the context menu by pressing the PCM on the free area of the desktop.

• Go to the "Properties", and then go to the "Design" section.

• In the window that appears, you are interested in the "Element" sector. Here you must select the "Icon" option.

• On the right, the "Size" option will appear, with which you can set the optimal value for you.

When all the settings are completed, click "Enter" on the keyboard or click "OK" in the "Additional Design" window.

Conclusion

So, now you know how to increase the icon on the desktop or reduce it in different versions of Windows OS. In doing so, you can use the most convenient way for you.

As you can see, there is nothing complicated in this procedure. Of course, if you are still using the "expie", then in order to change the size of the icons, you need to perform a few more steps. However, they will not cause difficulties even for a novice user.