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<blockquote data-quote="Brink" data-source="post: 115677" data-attributes="member: 19"><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong>How to Change Desktop Icon Horizontal and Vertical Spacing in Windows 8 and 8.1</strong></span></p><p></p><p>[info]<strong>Icon horizontal spacing</strong> is for how wide (left/right) the desktop icon will be. The wider it is, the more text that will display for the icon's name without it having to be highlighted.</p><p></p><p><strong>Icon vertical spacing</strong> is for how much vertical (up/down) empty space there is inbetween the icons on your desktop to separate them with.</p><p></p><p>This tutorial will show you how to change the <strong>horizontal and vertical spacing</strong> of the icons on your desktop to what you want in <strong>Windows 8</strong>.</p><p></p><p>[/info]</p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 12px">EXAMPLE: </span>Desktop Icon Horizontal and Vertical Spacing </strong></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000"><strong>NOTE:</strong></span><em> This is just an example to help show what your desktop icons can look like with different horizontal and vertical spacing settings when highlighted and not highlighted. The settings you use below will determine how much more or less space your icons will have</em>.</p><p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">[ATTACH]8374[/ATTACH]</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">[ATTACH]8375[/ATTACH]</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">[ATTACH]8376[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p></p><p><strong><span style="color: #006400"><span style="font-size: 22px">Here's How:</span></span></strong></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>1. </strong></span>Press the <strong>Windows + R</strong> keys to open the Run dialog, type <strong>regedit</strong>, and click/tap on <strong>OK</strong>.</p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>2.</strong></span> If prompted by <u><strong><a href="http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/5509-user-account-control-uac-change-settings-windows-8-a.html">UAC</a></strong></u>, then click/tap on <strong>Yes</strong>.</p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>3. </strong></span>In regedit, navigate to the location below. (see screenshots below steps 4A and 5A)</p><p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><strong>HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\WindowMetrics</strong></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>4. <span style="color: #0000cd">To Change the Desktop Icon "Horizontal" Spacing</span></strong></span></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">A) In the right pane of <strong>WindowMetrics</strong>, double click/tap on <strong>IconSpacing</strong> to modify it. (see screenshot below)</p> <p style="margin-left: 40px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 40px">[ATTACH]8370[/ATTACH]</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">B) Type in a value between <strong>-480</strong> to <strong>-2730</strong>, and click/tap on <strong>OK</strong>. (see screenshot below)</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: #ff0000"><strong>NOTE:</strong></span> <em>The default setting is <strong>-1125</strong>. The minimum amount of space is <strong>-480</strong>, and the maximum is <strong>-2730</strong>.</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 40px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 40px">[ATTACH]8372[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>5. <span style="color: #0000cd">To Change the Desktop Icon "Vertical" Spacing</span></strong></span></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">A) In the right pane of <strong>WindowMetrics</strong>, double click/tap on <strong>IconVerticalSpacing</strong> to modify it. (see screenshot below)</p> <p style="margin-left: 40px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 40px">[ATTACH]8371[/ATTACH]</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">B) Type in a value between <strong>-480</strong> to <strong>-2730</strong>, and click/tap on <strong>OK</strong>. (see screenshot below)</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: #ff0000"><strong>NOTE:</strong></span> <em>The default setting is <strong>-1125</strong>. The minimum amount of space is <strong>-480</strong>, and the maximum is <strong>-2730</strong>.</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 40px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 40px">[ATTACH]8373[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>6. </strong></span>When finished, close regedit.</p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>7.</strong></span> Sign out and in of your user account to apply.</p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>8. </strong></span>You may need to repeat the tutorial a few times until you have each of the desktop icon horizontal and vertical spacing values set just how you like it.</p><p></p><p></p><p>That's it,</p><p>Shawn</p><p></p><p></p><p>[rel]</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/5418-desktop-icons-add-remove-windows-8-a.html">How to Add or Remove Default Desktop Icons in Windows 8</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/6932-advanced-appearance-settings-change-text-size-items-windows-8-a.html">How to Change the Text Size of Items in Windows 8 Advanced Appearance Settings</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/23724-desktop-icons-custom-size.html">How to Change Desktop Icons Size in Windows</a></li> </ul><p>[/rel]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brink, post: 115677, member: 19"] [CENTER][SIZE=4][B]How to Change Desktop Icon Horizontal and Vertical Spacing in Windows 8 and 8.1[/B][/SIZE][/CENTER] [info][B]Icon horizontal spacing[/B] is for how wide (left/right) the desktop icon will be. The wider it is, the more text that will display for the icon's name without it having to be highlighted. [B]Icon vertical spacing[/B] is for how much vertical (up/down) empty space there is inbetween the icons on your desktop to separate them with. This tutorial will show you how to change the [B]horizontal and vertical spacing[/B] of the icons on your desktop to what you want in [B]Windows 8[/B]. [/info] [B][SIZE=3]EXAMPLE: [/SIZE]Desktop Icon Horizontal and Vertical Spacing [/B] [COLOR=#ff0000][B]NOTE:[/B][/COLOR][I] This is just an example to help show what your desktop icons can look like with different horizontal and vertical spacing settings when highlighted and not highlighted. The settings you use below will determine how much more or less space your icons will have[/I]. [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT][ATTACH]8374[/ATTACH][/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT][ATTACH]8375[/ATTACH][/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT][ATTACH]8376[/ATTACH][/INDENT] [B][COLOR=#006400][SIZE=6]Here's How:[/SIZE][/COLOR][/B] [SIZE=3][B]1. [/B][/SIZE]Press the [B]Windows + R[/B] keys to open the Run dialog, type [B]regedit[/B], and click/tap on [B]OK[/B]. [SIZE=3][B]2.[/B][/SIZE] If prompted by [U][B][URL='http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/5509-user-account-control-uac-change-settings-windows-8-a.html']UAC[/URL][/B][/U], then click/tap on [B]Yes[/B]. [SIZE=3][B]3. [/B][/SIZE]In regedit, navigate to the location below. (see screenshots below steps 4A and 5A) [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT][B]HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\WindowMetrics[/B][/INDENT] [SIZE=3][B]4. [COLOR=#0000cd]To Change the Desktop Icon "Horizontal" Spacing[/COLOR][/B][/SIZE] [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT]A) In the right pane of [B]WindowMetrics[/B], double click/tap on [B]IconSpacing[/B] to modify it. (see screenshot below)[/INDENT] [INDENT=2][/INDENT] [INDENT=2][ATTACH]8370[/ATTACH][/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT]B) Type in a value between [B]-480[/B] to [B]-2730[/B], and click/tap on [B]OK[/B]. (see screenshot below)[/INDENT] [INDENT][COLOR=#ff0000][B]NOTE:[/B][/COLOR] [I]The default setting is [B]-1125[/B]. The minimum amount of space is [B]-480[/B], and the maximum is [B]-2730[/B].[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT=2][/INDENT] [INDENT=2][ATTACH]8372[/ATTACH][/INDENT] [SIZE=3][B]5. [COLOR=#0000cd]To Change the Desktop Icon "Vertical" Spacing[/COLOR][/B][/SIZE] [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT]A) In the right pane of [B]WindowMetrics[/B], double click/tap on [B]IconVerticalSpacing[/B] to modify it. (see screenshot below)[/INDENT] [INDENT=2][/INDENT] [INDENT=2][ATTACH]8371[/ATTACH][/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT]B) Type in a value between [B]-480[/B] to [B]-2730[/B], and click/tap on [B]OK[/B]. (see screenshot below)[/INDENT] [INDENT][COLOR=#ff0000][B]NOTE:[/B][/COLOR] [I]The default setting is [B]-1125[/B]. The minimum amount of space is [B]-480[/B], and the maximum is [B]-2730[/B].[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT=2][/INDENT] [INDENT=2][ATTACH]8373[/ATTACH][/INDENT] [SIZE=3][B]6. [/B][/SIZE]When finished, close regedit. [SIZE=3][B]7.[/B][/SIZE] Sign out and in of your user account to apply. [SIZE=3][B]8. [/B][/SIZE]You may need to repeat the tutorial a few times until you have each of the desktop icon horizontal and vertical spacing values set just how you like it. That's it, Shawn [rel] [LIST] [*][URL='http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/5418-desktop-icons-add-remove-windows-8-a.html']How to Add or Remove Default Desktop Icons in Windows 8[/URL] [*][URL='http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/6932-advanced-appearance-settings-change-text-size-items-windows-8-a.html']How to Change the Text Size of Items in Windows 8 Advanced Appearance Settings[/URL] [*][URL='http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/23724-desktop-icons-custom-size.html']How to Change Desktop Icons Size in Windows[/URL] [/LIST] [/rel] [/QUOTE]
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