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32 Bit Windows GUI / Desktop

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by jtfinnh

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Objective . . .
Some of my Desktop Icons are incomplete in that they include a "..." at the end of their name in the "unselected" state. WITHOUT changing the font face or size, what is the desktop property that can be adjusted so that the entire Description can be read.

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by thechas

First, look in the folder C:\windows\desktop
or documents and settings\user name\desktop (W2K/XP)
and make sure that the names for the icons have not been truncated.

Then, right click on an open area of your desktop.
Select properties.
Click on appearance.
Scroll through the list of items, and select icon spacing
Increase vertical spacing first, and then horizontal spacing as needed.

Chas

by jtfinnh

I may have not tried hard enough. I increased each up to 100 each. I will, however, most likely remove the icons from the desktop completely.

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