Instruction

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Sometimes too large icons of desktop elements take up a lot of space, clutter up space. For more compact placement, you can reduce them.

You will need

• - a computer
• - desktop icons

Instruction

Click the More button. In the new window "Additional design" open "Element". Select "Icon" in it. Next to this column is your current one. Decrease this value and confirm your choice by clicking "Ok" in this window.

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Icon size is also affected by the extension you have installed. You can change it by right-clicking on the desktop, going to the "Settings" tab. Here you can move the slider to change the value of the extension. Confirm your choice by clicking "Apply" and "OK".

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• shrink icons

Imagine a situation - we decided to purchase, say, a laptop. By itself, small, compact, the diagonal of the monitor does not exceed fifteen inches. Yes, but there was a strange settings failure, and the desktop became just gigantic sizes. The icons on the desktop have become so large that they do not even fit on the screen. It's time to sound the alarm. But there is a way much calmer and easier.

Instruction

First, we call the context menu by right-clicking on an empty space on the desktop. When the above menu appears, we go over its contents with our eyes. There are quite a few different suggestions here as to what is possible with the help of the called menu.

However, from all this variety of choice, we have only one item. Namely - "Properties". It is usually located at the very bottom of the called context menu. Activate this item by clicking the left mouse button. Immediately a window appears on the desktop with various tabs such as "Themes", "Desktop", "Screensaver", "Design", "Settings". From all of the above, we need the "parameters" tab.

By clicking the cursor on this tab, we are looking for the “resolution” department with our eyes. This department is a horizontal scale with divisions printed on it. The divisions indicate the number of dots per inch. Standard measurement system. There is also a slider on this scale. By moving it from the smallest value (800x600 pixels) to the largest (1280x800 pixels), you can adjust the size "for yourself" working , windows and icons at the same time.

Decrease icons through the main menu. To change the size of icons in a similar way, right-click on the desktop area. In the form that opens, you need to activate the "Properties" section by clicking on it with the left mouse button. Next, activate the "Parameters" tab (the corresponding window will open). After on working the table will display a section with its options, you need to follow these steps: using the shift slider, increase it until the icons reach . Once the icons are up to the desired size, save the settings.

Decrease icons using the dispatcher. Pay attention to the icons located in the system tray. Find the video card icon among them and activate the dispatcher. Next, you need to go to the section responsible for desktop resolution. Once in it, follow the steps similar to the previous step. Once the icons are optimal, save the settings.

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• how to make icons smaller

Each of the modifications of Windows OS has a mechanism for adjusting the size of icons on working table. Even in the "Windows 7 Starter" operating system, having reduced the possibility of changing the appearance of the desktop to a minimum, manufacturers have left this option.

Instruction

In Windows 7 and Windows Vista, the sequence of actions is extremely simple. First, click anywhere on working table- this is necessary in order to be sure that the system has its attention (“focus”) on the desktop, and does not follow the program with which you worked before (for example, with a browser).

In this window, expand the drop-down list "Element" and select the line "Icon" in it. After that, by changing the numbers in the "Size" box, you can change the size of the desktop icons. The dimensions in this box are in pixels. In addition, below you can set the type and size of the font labels for the icons.

After specifying the desired dimensions, click the "OK" buttons in both windows - "Additional appearance" and "Properties: Screen".

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• how to shrink icons in 7

The Windows operating system provides the user with an impressive set of settings that allow you to change the appearance of the desktop beyond recognition and optimize it to suit your needs and tastes. You can change the background, splash screen, control layout, and more. And of course, increase or decrease the size shortcuts on the working table.

You will need

• Computer running the Windows operating system (XP, Vista or Windows 7), basic computer skills

Instruction

In order to reduce the size shortcuts in Windows XP, go to the Properties menu. You can open it in the "Control Panel": the "Start" menu (select "Settings", and in it - "Control Panel"). Find the item called "Screen", select it and press "Enter". You can also call the Display Properties menu from the context menu. To do this, you need in an arbitrary place on the desktop (not on any of shortcuts) right-click, and in the drop-down menu, the item "Properties".

In the Display Properties window, select the Appearance tab and click the Effects button. In the menu that appears, uncheck the box next to Use large icons. After you click "OK" the size shortcuts decrease.

In Windows Vista to change the size a shortcuts you need to right-click anywhere on the screen, in the drop-down menu, move the cursor over the “View” item and select the type. The most - "Classic", then - "Regular", and the most, of course, "Large". Change the size and icons after you click on the corresponding label.

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• Working with Shortcuts in Windows 7
• how to shrink desktop by 7

Icons - from the Greek "image" - a visible display of an object on a computer, both a file and a folder. Enlarge them the size, as well as to define other display characteristics, you can use the folder view settings.

Instruction

Next, the menu will prompt you to change the view icons, selecting from the list: tiles, small , large icons, huge icons (different operating systems may have additional types or one of the listed ones is missing). The current view is marked with a circle next to the row.

Select a view one or more positions above the current view by clicking on the line with the left mouse button. The appearance of the icons will immediately change.

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If the general OS settings imply the display of the default folder in the form of small icons, then the appearance of each folder will have to be configured separately.

The Windows operating system gives the user of a personal computer enough opportunities to change the look of the desktop and optimize it to suit their tastes and needs. You can change the splash screen, background, toolbar layout, and more. In addition, you can resize ov desktop.

You will need

• computer with Windows operating system installed (XP, Vista, Windows 7), basic computer skills

Instruction

To increase the shortcut size in Windows XP, use the Display Properties menu. To get it in the "Control Panel" (click the "Start" button, select "Settings", and in it - the "Control Panel" tab), select the appropriate item. It is "Screen", place the cursor on it and press the "Enter" key. You can open the display properties window using the context menu. To do this, right-click anywhere. In the list that appears, select the "Properties" line.

To increase the size shortcuts in Windows Vista, place the cursor in a free area of ​​the screen and press the right mouse button, in the menu that appears, move the cursor over the "View" line and select the type shortcuts. Largest "Large" Select this option. The size will change immediately after that.

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• Desktop customization

Icons, they are also shortcuts, used to visually design the launch of a computer document - a folder, file or program. They can always be found on the desktop of your computer, as well as opening one or another user folder, turning on and installing software. If you have poor eyesight, it makes sense to learn how to make big icons.

You will need

• View menu.

Instruction

In order to enlarge shortcuts on the desktop, right-click on an empty spot on the desktop. A new service list box will appear. Select the "View" command. An additional list will appear on the side, which contains functions for changing the appearance of icons - their size, position on the page and display. Decide on the desired shape of the icons. They can be large, in case they used to be the usual size. If the labels were small - classic, then you can set the usual size, which is a little more than the classic one. Click on the selected value to change the size. After that, the icons on the desktop will increase.

If you need to know the large icons in any user folder, then open this folder. Go to the top menu bar and go to the "View" section. A long list of commands will come up that are responsible for the external design of the folder interface. In the middle of the list, select the appropriate size for the displayed labels - "huge icons", "large icons" or "regular icons", depending on the previously set size. You can also use the "Tile" command there if the icons had a small shape, as well as the shape of a table or list.

An additional entry to the "View" menu is located on the top service panel. It looks like the "Views" button and when you click on the arrow icon. Inside there is a visual panel with examples of various icons. After you click on the selected label type value, the icons inside the folder will become large. New versions of the Windows operating system have added huge icon sizes. If you choose them, it will look very impressive. And it is not necessary to change the icons to larger ones just because of poor eyesight. Maybe you just like it or it's your special style.

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• How to smoothly resize desktop icons
• make icons bigger

Modern video cards and monitors create a very high-quality graphic image that allows you to place on working table hundreds of different labels. Quality, of course, is a good thing, but what if the picture is so high quality that it is not always possible to make out the font of the labels and the icons themselves? The Windows 7 operating system provides a wide range of options for customizing desktop settings.

You will need

• - a computer.

Instruction

To enlarge the size icons, that is working table in the operating system, click the "Start" button and select "Control Panel". In the Control Panel window, find the Appearance section. If there is no such item, in the upper left corner, click on the "Switch to Classic View" tab.

In the "Appearance" section, click on the "Screen" item located at the top of the window. The settings for the graphical representation of the operating system will open. You can also open this menu in another way. Right click on working at the table. Click on the "Properties" tab in the context menu.

Pay attention to the page that opens, titled "Ease of Reading the Screen". This is where you can zoom in the size desktop icons, as well as the font of the inscriptions under them. The system offers three options - small (set by default), medium and large. Choose two items in turn - medium and large, and decide which option you like best.

Mark your choice and click the "Apply" button. Evaluate desktop changes by minimizing all windows. You can also change the size font by clicking on "Other the size font" and select the required character scale. This section also contains settings for the desktop screen resolution, color schemes, colors, screen saver options, and changing the desktop background image. Experiment with the settings and set your own design mode.

If you encounter any further problems with screen resolution or icons on working table computer, you can change everything in the same way. Try different options. Also in this menu you can view some parameters of the installed video card.

For those who spend a lot of time at the computer, it is very important to correctly configure the screen settings: resolution, frequency and, last but not least, dimensions font and icons to " working table". You can do it yourself using Windows tools.

Instruction

To change the size of the icons, right-click on an empty area of ​​the "Desktop". From the context menu, select the "Properties" option. In the properties window, go to the Appearance tab and click the Effects button. Check the "Use large icons" property and confirm by clicking OK. On the Effects tab, click the Apply button. After a while, the icons will noticeably increase.

To choose the size of the icons to your liking, in the "Design" tab, click "Advanced". In the "Element" list, select "Icon", in the box on the right, set the appropriate size (32 by default).

In Windows Vista and Windows 7, so that computer owners do not get bored, developers have come up with new ways to change dimensions icons. Right-click on an unoccupied spot on the Desktop. In the context menu, select the "View" option and dimensions Large Icons, Regular Icons, and Classic Icons icons.
Press Alt + Ctrl on the keyboard, left-click on " working at the table" and scroll the mouse wheel - the size of the labels will change.

And finally, a cardinal way to increase icons by " working table': call the context menu by right-clicking on the ' working at the table", select the "Properties" option and the "Parameters" tab. Reduce the screen resolution to a minimum of 800x600 px. Confirm your decision by clicking OK. Both the icons and the font will become much larger.

Click on the video card icon in the tray (bottom right corner), enter the display configuration and reduce the screen resolution until you reach a balance between the size of the icons and the image quality.

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Helpful advice

Icons on the "Desktop" are usually shortcuts to programs, files or folders with files. You should not put documents, music or program sources on the "Desktop" - if you have to reinstall Windows for some reason, all this information may be lost.

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• how to reduce icon size on windows 7

While working on a computer, sometimes it becomes necessary to change the size folders and files: both external and actual. Usually this can be done using the operating system itself, or with the help of additional software.

Instruction

A single folder often contains many subfolders, which are easier to navigate when their icons are smaller. the size a. Conversely, in case of poor vision, they should be made larger. On Windows operating systems, the appearance of folders (and other icons) can be controlled from the top toolbar. Go to the folder, click the "View" tab and choose one of the ways to display the icons in the folder. If you select Page Thumbnails, the folder icons will be large and will partially display their contents. With the "Tile" method, the icons will be medium the size a, arranged in several columns by file type and alphabetically. With the Icons method, the icons will be smaller the size and spaced at an equal distance from each other. With the List method, the icons will be small and arranged in rows. In the "Table" display mode, small icons will line up in one column, and information about the type of files, their the size e and date modified. In Windows Vista and Windows 7, change the size Desktop icons and in any folder can be scrolled towards or away from the pressed mouse wheel.

The size of folders can be changed not only externally, but also in fact. For example, reduce them the size to have more free space on your hard drive. This is especially true if folders contain movies, and images. Use the information compression function. To reduce volume folders, right-click on its icon, select "Properties" - "General" - "Others". Check the box next to Compress content to save disk space. Remember: the compression function is available only if the disk is formatted under the NTFS file system.

If your drive is formatted with the FAT32 file system, you can use other compression methods. Install an archiver program (such as WinRar) on your computer. Folders and files are easy to add to and extract from the archive. Archive those folders which you rarely access. To do this, right-click on the folder, select "Add to archive".

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To visually change the size of folders and other icons on the "desktop" of your computer, adjust the screen resolution to your liking.

Shortcuts for programs, system components, and documents on working table are used to organize quick access to files and applications. The appearance of these elements of the Windows graphical interface, as well as most of its other components, can be changed. If they seem too small for you, then the operating system has several ways to increase the size of the icons.

Instruction

Click the background image on working table any mouse button if you need to increase the size of the shortcuts in the Windows Vista or Windows 7 operating system. It is necessary to start the procedure with this action in order to shift the system's focus to the desktop, and not to the program window with which you worked before. Then press the ctrl key, and without releasing it, roll the mouse wheel away from you. Scrolling by each division will cause all labels to increase in size by working table- choose the size that suits you the most.

Use an alternative way to resize shortcuts, which is also provided in these two versions of the operating system. It involves choosing one of the preset icon sizes. To access the list of options, right-click on the desktop background image and expand the "View" section in the drop-down context menu. The list has only three gradations - small, ordinary and large. Choose the most suitable option.

If you are using the Windows XP version, start the procedure for increasing the size of the shortcuts by right-clicking on the desktop background image. Select the "Properties" item in the context menu and the operating system will open the display settings window. The Appearance tab of this window contains an Advanced button that you must click to access the Advanced Appearance window.

Select the "Icon" row from the list that appears after clicking in the "Item" field. In the "Size" field, set the desired value for the width and height of the icons in pixels, and in the line below change, if necessary, the font size of the signature under the label. Then close both open windows by pressing the "OK" buttons in each of them.

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Performing a size reduction operation panels tasks in the Windows Vista operating system can be carried out by standard system methods and does not require the involvement of additional third-party software.

You will need

• - Windows Vista;
• - Windows 7.

Instruction

tasks"Right-click on any free space on the taskbar and go to the "Properties" item to perform the resize operation panels tasks.

Drag the double-sided pointer that appears up while holding down the mouse button to enlarge the taskbar.

Drag the double-sided pointer that appears down to decrease the size panels tasks.

Perform a mouse click on panels tasks and drag the taskbar to the left or right area of ​​the computer monitor screen for vertical placement.

Call the context menu of the "Panel tasks"by right-clicking on any free space on the taskbar and go to the "Properties" item to perform the operation of reducing the size of the vertical panels tasks up to one label.

Clear the checkboxes for "Lock panel tasks' and 'Auto-hide' and check the 'Use small icons' box.

Apply the checkbox to the "Always group" box in the "Buttons" section panels tasks” and click the Ok button to apply the selected changes.

Simultaneously press Ctrl+Alt+Escape keys to launch the Manager tool tasks” and end the dwm.exe process.

Return to the context menu of the "Panel tasks» by clicking the right mouse button and go to the "Properties" item.

Check the box next to "Lock panel tasks". This action keeps the minimum dimensions panels tasks before restarting the computer.

When working on a computer, many users need to increase or decrease desktop icons. The level of vision of all people is different, so it will be more comfortable for the user to adjust the display of the size of the Desktop icons to suit their needs.

By default, the size of desktop icons is adjusted depending on the screen resolution of the monitor on a particular computer. The dimensions of all elements of the desktop, if necessary, can be changed.

In the Windows operating system, you can change the size of the icons on the Desktop using regular system tools. These methods work on Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7 operating systems.

Let's take a look at two options separately: how to reduce the icons on the Desktop, and how to increase the icons on the Windows Desktop. We will consider changing the size of Desktop icons using the Windows 10 operating system as an example.

The easiest way to make desktop icons smaller is to use keyboard shortcuts. This is the simplest and easiest way to change the size of icons on your desktop computer.

How to reduce icons on Windows 10 (1 way)

Open the Desktop, press the "Ctrl" key on the keyboard, and then scroll the mouse wheel down (towards you). You will see the Windows 10 desktop icons shrink in size. Thus, you can choose a more acceptable icon size option for yourself.

How to reduce desktop icons (2 way)

After right-clicking on the Desktop, in the context menu, click on "View", and then select "Small Icons".

All icons on the desktop became small, decreased in size.

How to increase icons on the Windows desktop (1 way)

Using keyboard shortcuts, you can increase the size of desktop icons. With the desktop open, press the Ctrl key and then scroll the mouse wheel up (away from you). After that, the icons will increase in size, depending on the degree of scrolling of the mouse wheel.

Increasing the size of desktop icons (2 way)

On the desktop, click the right mouse button. In the context menu that opens, select "View" and then "Large Icons".

This is not a custom way to enlarge icons.

How to increase desktop icons in Windows 10 (3 way)

In Windows 10, right-click on the Desktop and select Display Settings from the context menu.

In the "Screen" section, under the inscription "Change text, applications and other elements: 100% (recommended)" move the slider on the scale to the desired position.

The size of the desktop elements will change depending on the position of the slider on the scale.

In addition, you can enlarge a separate part of the monitor screen using .

Article Conclusions

The user can easily and simply change the size of the icons on the desktop of his computer. Windows desktop icons can be reduced or enlarged using keyboard shortcuts, or using the display settings settings.

The convenience of working in the Windows graphical environment depends not only on the location of the controls, but also on their size. This also applies to desktop icons. Usually the system itself chooses the optimal, as it seems to it, the size of the icons, but not always its choice suits users. Someone has problems with vision, someone has shortcuts themselves become smaller or larger, someone simply likes large controls. Enlarging desktop elements, by the way, makes practical sense on devices with a touch screen, where a finger is used instead of a mouse cursor.

In the short guide below, we will break down how to change the size of desktop icons in Windows 7/10. To do this, you do not need third-party programs, since the tools of the operating system itself allow you to get the desired result.

Through the context menu

The simplest, fastest and most versatile way to choose a comfortable desktop icon size is to use its context menu. Let's apply this method equally to the seventh, eighth and tenth version of Windows. Right-click on the desktop and select the desired icon size from the "View" submenu. In total, three templates are offered - large, medium and small icons.

Using hot keys

Now let's see how to reduce or increase icons on the desktop using the keyboard, that is, hot keys. Hold Ctrl and scroll the manipulator roller up or down depending on whether you want to make the icons larger or smaller. Like the previous one, this method is universal, in addition, it allows you to change the size of labels in a wider range.

In Windows 7 personalization settings

Resizing the icons with this technique will not affect the size of the text in any way. In order to increase or decrease it, you will either have to (in Windows 10) or manually set the pixels in the personalization settings. Windows 7 provides the most opportunities in this regard, because in the appearance settings of the "seven" you can change not only the size of the text, but also the labels themselves.

How to increase the icons on the Windows 7 desktop in this way? Very simple. Having called the personalization settings through the context menu of the desktop, go to the additional design options and select the element to be changed at the bottom of the window that opens, in this case an icon or font. Then, in the drop-down list on the right, select the appropriate size for it in pixels and save the settings.

Screen scaling

"Eight" offers a little less settings. To change the size of desktop icons, you will have to change the scale of all elements in the settings of the "Display" control panel applet, and then only in the direction of increase. On the other hand, you can set the text size of icons - an additional measure when resizing icons in the manner described at the beginning of the article.

Windows 10 does not have this either, with the exception of the first universal method, the tenth version of the system only offers upward scaling. By setting the scale to, say, 150 percent, you will increase the size of all interface elements, not just shortcuts on the desktop. To reduce the icons on the Windows 10 desktop, use the first method.

But you can easily reduce the icons on the taskbar, which is also part of the desktop. To do this, open its properties and set the selector "Use small taskbar buttons" to the "On" position. This function is also supported by Windows 8.1, to implement it, you just need to go to the properties of the taskbar and tick the checkbox "Use small buttons ...".

Afterword

As you can see, making desktop icons smaller or larger in Windows 7/10 is not difficult. However, it must be remembered that the quality of scalable icons depends entirely on the extension of the icon - if it is small, then the enlarged icon will look fuzzy. With the taskbar, things are a little more complicated. By means of the system, you can only reduce the icons fixed on it, but to increase them beyond the sizes provided by the system, you will probably need third-party tweaker utilities.

It is usually necessary to reduce icons (shortcuts) when, due to their size, they do not fit on the desktop of a computer or laptop. It happens that the icons themselves, as if by magic, have become larger. Actually nothing supernatural. This means that you accidentally held down the Ctrl key and at the same time turned the mouse wheel or moved your finger along the touchpad (touchpad) on the laptop.

Fixing everything is extremely simple: perform a series of the same actions, but already purposefully:

1. Click the left mouse button on any empty spot on the desktop. If you have a PC with a touchpad, left click on it. All windows, folders, documents should be minimized or closed at this moment.
2. While holding Ctrl, scroll the mouse wheel (or swipe your finger across the touchpad) down.
3. Adjust the size of the icons you need.

Advice. Even easier - use the context menu. To do this, right-click or touchpad on an empty space on the desktop and select "View", and then install the desired icons. True, only 3 fixed options are possible here: small, regular and large.

Change the size of the icons on the screen. Method 2

Icons that are too large are the result of an incorrectly set monitor resolution. In this situation, not only shortcuts, but also other elements of the operating system look incongruous. To fix you need:

1. Click the right mouse button or touchpad on any empty space on the working surface of the monitor.
2. Select the "Screen Resolution" section.
3. Install what you need. Usually, the most acceptable resolution is marked “Recommended”. Select these settings as they best match your monitor.

Advice. If the section contains few resolution options and they are small in size, most likely you will need to install video card drivers.

It happens that after changing the resolution, all the elements become too small. In this case, use the section to change the text and other elements. It is located in the same place as the item with permissions. In different versions of Windows, it may be called differently, but its essence is the same. In this situation, increase the icons using method No. 1 (holding Ctrl and scrolling the mouse wheel).

Reduce icons on a computer monitor. Method 3

This option is also suitable for a laptop, but there are limitations on: its use is far from possible in every 7th and even 8th version. To make labels or other elements smaller:

1. Right-click/touchpad on the desktop and select whatever your OS version has: Personalization section or Screen Resolution.
2. Select the section you have: to transform text and other elements, or to change additional options.
3. Click on the item to modify the color scheme/window color.
4. Select the "Other" or "More Appearance Options" button.
5. Among the elements, select "Icon" and in the menu on the right, set the size and even the font you need.

Advice. If you have poor eyesight and need the opposite - to increase the icons on the desktop of your PC, use the same methods, choosing the necessary icon options.

How to change the size of icons on the desktop: video

Windows 7, as one of the modern operating systems, was designed by developers for large screens. However, not everyone has such monitors, and some still huddle on small screens. In addition, many people want the traditional size of icons, as they were on Windows XP. There is also a second group of people who find even large shortcuts on Windows 7 small. Therefore, in this article, I will tell you how to increase and decrease the icons on the Windows 7 desktop.

How to Adjust Icon Size on Windows 7

To enlarge the icons on the Windows 7 desktop, right-click on an empty space on the desktop and select View. Select Large Icons from the pop-up menu. And the icons will increase.

Resizing Windows 7 Icons

Increasing Windows 7 Icons

How to shrink icons in Windows 7 you must have already guessed. In the same pop-up menu, you need to select the "Small Icons" item.

Reducing Windows 7 Icons

And to return everything to the default, select the item "Regular icons". It's that simple.

If the specified method lacks accuracy, then you can reduce or increase the icons on the Windows 7 desktop using the mouse wheel. While holding down the ctrl key on the keyboard, turn the wheel until the icons reach the required size. Thus, you can configure everything as accurately as possible.

Thanks to such simple methods, with which you can reduce or increase the icons on the Windows 7 desktop, you can do this several times every day. This will be useful if several people with different levels of vision work on the same computer.