Re: Multiple Desktops Possible?



Are you storing data files on the Desktop? If so not a good idea
If they are Application shortcuts, that you rarely use, delete them, you can
still start the App from Programs
Frequently used shortcuts can be placed in the Quick launch

"pwrichcreek" <pwrichcreek@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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My desktop is nearly filled with shortcut icons and I find myself
frequently
needing to remove existing icons to make room for newer ones. The irony is
that, on a daily basis, I probably access no more than five or so of these
icons in any given day. It would be convenient to get the 95% of the icons
that I use, say, 2-3 times a year, out of the way without completely
deleting
them from the desktop.

Is there a way to define multiple desktop configurations? If so, I could
define a NORMAL desktop for the 5-10 shortcuts that I use almost all the
time, and a second one for the rest. I hardly ever use the Quick Launch
stuff, so maybe I don't fully appreciate how that feature might be
helpful.
Doesn't it change dynamically and pretty much on-its-own? Or, is there a
way
for me to put shortcuts there and not have them disappear?

TIA,

Phil


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