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Using the Desktop

The Desktop makes it easy to open applications, documents and other items you use frequently. You can add icons to the Desktop for applications, files, folders, servers, and web sites.Computers in the public computing clusters offer MyFiles storage space as well as roaming profiles. Desktop preferences are stored in your Roaming Profile and accessible from ANY public Windows cluster computer.These two features allow a consistent "feel" as they afford students, faculty and staff members the ability to access commonly used information or features from any Computing Services' public cluster computer.

  • To add an item, drag its icon from the Start menu to the Desktop.
  • To open an item, click its icon.

The Cluster Windows XP desktop:

 Last Updated: 08/08/06