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Which is the fastest way to ensure that new desktop icons align into straight columns and rows?
The correct answer is B. Right-click Desktop, select View, and then clickAuto arrange icons. To quickly align new desktop icons into straight columns and rows, use the 'Auto arrange icons' option found in the desktop's right-click context menu.
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- ARight-click Desktop, select Properties, and then click Appearance.
- BRight-click Desktop, select View, and then clickAuto arrange icons.
- CRight-click Taskbar, select Tile Vertically, and then click Tile Horizontally.
- DRight-click Desktop and select Refresh.
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To quickly align new desktop icons into straight columns and rows, use the 'Auto arrange icons' option found in the desktop's right-click context menu.
The Appearance tab in Desktop Properties (or Personalization settings) controls visual themes, colors, and fonts, not the arrangement of desktop icons.
Right-clicking the Desktop, selecting 'View,' and then clicking 'Auto arrange icons' automatically organizes all desktop icons into a grid. This setting ensures that icons snap into straight columns and rows and maintain this alignment even when new icons are added or existing ones are moved.
These options are used to arrange open windows on the taskbar, not to organize icons on the desktop.
Refreshing the desktop updates its display but does not automatically arrange icons into a grid unless the 'Auto arrange icons' feature is already enabled.
Concept tested: Desktop icon arrangement and management
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