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Why do my desktop icons move on the desktop?

Asked by flutherother (34937points) October 19th, 2010

Every time I open a word 2007 document its icon moves from the location where I want it to the opposite side of the desktop. Why is this? Shouldn’t these icons stay put and how can I prevent this happening.

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It sounds like you need to turn off “snap to grid” or “align to grid” depending on the version of Windows you have. You can change the setting for this by right clicking on your desktop.

In Windows XP it’s under arrange by

And in Windows 7 ins under View

It could also be the auto arrange settings which are located in the same place

Let me know if that helps

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I have Windows 7 and ‘Align Icons to Grid’ is ticked and auto arrange is off but it still happens every time I use that file.

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What happens if you untick?

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I just tried that but it makes no difference. Thanks for your suggestion though. I hadn’t thought of that.

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