How To Organize Desktop Icons Into A Particular Category

On February 10th, 2010 Posted by Tanmay

If you are uncomfortable with the simple view of your desktop icons then move the desktop icons into a well decorated transparent background box in your desktop. You must think that how can it possible?

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You can categorize your desktop icons by the small software Fence. It also facilitates you to write a header text for a particular icon category. It also lets you to create more than two or three fences as well as your icon category in your desktop.The world famous software developer organization Stardock Corporation has designed this software specially for  the users who wants to make his desktop attractive and easy to use. This is a freeware so you won’t have to spend your dollars to buy it.

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Why should you use it

  • If you can not find out a specific icon from the icon clouds of your desktop.
  • If you want to fast handle your desktop icons.
  • If you want keep a good looking and organized desktop in your front.

The procedure

1. Download and install the software.

2. Right click on desktop and select a region by dragging the mouse arrow. Now you get an option “Create new Fence here” in your desktop. Click on it.

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3. Now you will get a text box to entry the category name.It will be appeared in the desktop like a header text. I have named it as Internet because it contains only the internet related desktop icons. After inputting the category name click on OK.

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4. Look at the desktop, a selected area is appeared in my desktop with a category name. Now to categorize the icons drag and drop them related to the category name into the region. You can create another fence in the similar way.

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