One of the most important elements when working with EOM is the computer desktop. How is it arranged, and what changes can be made to it? What is the desktop for? He also has many properties that most people are not even aware of, although they could greatly facilitate their life.
What is a computer desktop?
It represents a working area displayed using a monitor, which displays all the necessary information. There are file icons on it that allow quick access to all the programs to which you need to get it. You can change the extension that has the Windows 7 desktop, increase the number of shortcuts located on the desktop. For aesthetic pleasure, you can change the background image, and in case of prolonged inactivity, and the screensaver. Also, thanks to an additional software increase, you can increase the usefulness of the desktop for yourself. This benefit can manifest itself in the form of installing extensions that will display the desired information like weather, exchange rates, and much more - there is a good choice.
Often you can hear a question like "How to install the desktop?". The fact is that by default on the computers that are sold, it is already installed. And this question is understood as a change in design or installation of a visually distinguishable file manager. Now you have a general idea of the possibilities that the Windows 7 desktop provides to the person working for him. Let's look in more detail.
Quick access to necessary files
The desktop gives you the opportunity to get quick access to all the necessary folders, files and programs. If we talk about the first, then you can either create a new folder (move from another place), or create a shortcut leading to an existing one. Also, if desired, the files themselves can be transferred to the desktop, since there is plenty of space for such an operation. But still there are some limitations (as a rule, up to 1 Gigabyte of memory).
Regarding files and programs, we can say that the features of their movement directly depend on subsequent use. So, simply moving the working document to the table will cause the error to constantly pop up either that the necessary files were not found, or about something else. But the end result will be the same - the necessary document will not start and there will be no way to see what is inside it. The only exception to this is the situation when the file is transferred, which does not need anything additional. An example of this option is documents from a work office installed in the operating system that allow you to edit text documents, presentations, and programs of similar content.
Change desktop settings
If the visible screen does not suit you, then you can change it. And to make adjustments not with the help of another background, screen saver, extension, or something similar, namely, due to a change in the display mode. To do this, follow the small instructions:
- Right-click on an empty area of the desktop. From the menu that appears, select the screen extension.
- In the window that opens, you can select many options. The first is the monitor with which the computer works. Then the screen extension. Here it is necessary to stop and inform that when the screen expansion changes, the useful area increases / decreases. And along with this, the number of icons is growing, which can be placed on the screen. Or decrease. The fact is that as the screen size increases, the icon becomes smaller and more can be placed.
- You can also select the screen orientation: landscape or portrait.
- If you want to make smaller / larger only the icons, without changing the screen extension, you can use the special link for such operations.
- And if you really want to personally get to all the possible settings, then click on "Advanced Options". Here you can edit the refresh rate, colorization level and screen diagnostics.
The ability to access the desktop
Few people know, but you can work remotely with the computer’s desktop. This requires access to the local / World Wide Web (depending on where the entry will come from) and special programs. Moreover, it is possible to interact using both paid and free software. The desktop is in this case a remote terminal, the possibilities of working with which directly depend on the programs used.
Change background and screensavers
Right-click on the free part of the computer desktop. From the menu that opens, select "Personalization". A window will open in which you can select the background, window color, sounds and splash screen. The basic variety is not too large, so if you wish, you can load your own design elements yourself. The desktop is such a part of the system to which any image can be attributed.
Desktop Extensions
Now about quite important and very useful extensions. If you want to track the situation of several things, then this is for you. The desktop is a real test site. Right-click on an empty area of the desktop and select "Gadgets" in the menu that opens. A window will appear in which you can select all the desired extensions. By default, there are such additions:
- Music player
- Information board on the exchange rate.
- Puzzle, distracted by which, you can have fun.
- News headlines taken from an RSS feed.
- The calendar.
- Weather.
- Clock.
- Slide show.
- Scoreboard about the loads on the central processor and the physical memory of the computer, which is made in the style of car speedometers and looks very attractive.
These extensions mentioned in the article are not all possible. If there is interest in what is not presented, then in the global network you can find add-ons that, in your opinion, are necessary for you. You can search using the tools installed in the gadget window. But if there is nothing satisfying there, there is another option. Search on your own using a browser and then installing manually.
Additional software
You can also change the computer’s desktop using special programs. We can say that using them, you literally set your appearance, which ultimately can radically differ from what it was at the beginning. The variety of their use is great, therefore it is better to do with a brief description of the functionality:
- Programs that add additional icons to the toolbar (basket, folders, and whatever your heart desires).
- Software that allows you to do all of the above operations to change the desktop without leaving it.
- Programs that allow you to create a three-dimensional effect of the location of documents on the desktop and himself.
- Collateral that affects the appearance of system elements. Don't you like how dull the watch looks? Nothing, it can be fixed! Or maybe unsatisfied with the appearance of the volume control? Well, and in this case there is a rather diverse choice.
- There are also programs that can change the display of folder elements, system elements. Don't like the width of the edges of the folder? It can be fixed. Do you want to make them or the Start menu transparent? And this is possible.
- File managers.
Conclusion
Summing up, we can say that the desktop is an important component of the computer. From it you can perform many actions, change the design of the computer and do many other useful things.