Many thanks, Stephen! The item that was clicked was 'Use Stacks'. 

Cheers,
Pat



> On 23 Jul 2019, at 17:13, Stephen Chape <chap...@bigpond.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi Pat.
> 
> Right click on desktop to show menu.
> Hover mouse over [Sort By]
> I reckon you will find that [Snap to Grid] is ticked.
> Try clicking on that to untick it.
> 
> Now you should be able to move Icons to where ever you wish.
> However it may take some effort to get them in line if they don’t Snap to 
> Grid.
> Because they will not line up automatically.
> 
>> On 23 Jul 2019, at 4:35 pm, Pat <clamsh...@iinet.net.au 
>> <mailto:clamsh...@iinet.net.au>> wrote:
>> 
>> I like to arrange small groups of related icons along the sides and corners 
>> of the Desktop — I used to be able to put them there and they would stay 
>> there.  But suddenly, they started lining themselves in wide ranks and I was 
>> not able to shift them so they would stay put.
>> 
>> Is there a remedy for this? I have tried all the options that were offered. 
>> Anything I move just zooms back to where it was.
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> Pat
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> Stephen Chape
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