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 >> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml >> <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml>> >> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml >> <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml>> >> Settings & Unsubscribe - >> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug >> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>> > > > Regards, > Stephen Chape > > > > > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
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