Tip #3318 - Organize Your Programs
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Organize
Your Programs
If you are like me,
you have installed many new and different programs on your computer over
the years. Windows lists all of them as "All Programs"
under the Start menu, but they unfortunately are not
in alphabetical order. This sometimes makes finding a particular program
a little time consuming, doesn't it? I not only want to have each file’s
title in its proper location in the alphabet, but I also want to rename
some of them by their category type, in order to make them easier to remember.
For instance, there are several Microsoft programs listed under “Microsoft,”
but they can easily be renamed. For one example, I have renamed “Microsoft
Streets and Trips” to “Maps, Microsoft Streets and Trips.”
You can do it too!
To rename the title, highlight it and right click. This will bring up
a function menu. Highlight and left click on Rename.
This allows you to make any changes you want to the actual program name.
You can even completely delete the existing name and replace it with another
if you'd like. After making your changes, just press Enter
on your keyboard.
Now, to move the title
of your newly installed program, whether or not you have renamed it, look
at the menu list to see which title the new one will follow. Next, left
click and hold the mouse button down on the new title. As you begin to
move the mouse (dragging the title), a black line will appear above the
title. Position the black line just below the previously selected title
in the menu listing and release the mouse button. Voila! It's an instant
relocation!
Arranging the titles
in an orderly manner such as this makes it much quicker and easier to
find and open any particular program. I hope this tip works just as well
for you!
~ Garry Owens
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