Organize Your Desktop
Just like a file cabinet, the papers on your computer could be kept in a folder so they can be found quickly and easily. Click on “File” at the top of your screen. Go down and click “new folder”. A new folder will appear on your desktop and you can write anything you want underneath it to name the folder. For example, put all your homework assignments in one folder and all your documents about field trips in another folder.
To keep the folders organized on the desktop click on “view” at the top of the page, go down to “view options” and click the box that says “keep arranged by_________” You can decide how to keep it arranged. Alphabetically is the easiest.
Many people have multiple copies of the same item on their desktop. This happens when we download files from the internet as we work on our computers. Most of these show up on our desktop as PDF files. If you found it on the internet you will find it again. You don’t really have to save these documents. These PDF files can be put in the trash. If you have some you want to save, put them in a folder.
