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“These… pictures. The little ones. They’re too big. I can’t fit anything on the screen. I want to make them smaller, but I’m afraid I’ll break something.”

“That’s it,” Leo said. “You can also right-click the desktop, go to View, and pick Small icons. But the Ctrl-scroll thing is faster.” how to make desktop items smaller

Her grandson, Leo, was visiting for the weekend. He was fourteen and spoke about computers the way old sailors spoke about the sea—with a mixture of reverence and impatience. He was currently sprawled on her couch, scrolling through his phone. “These… pictures

Lena nodded. “The wallpaper. With the flowers.” I can’t fit anything on the screen

“Okay,” Leo said. “First, you click on an empty part of the desktop. Not on an icon. Just the background.”

Lena scrolled down a few more notches, then stopped. The icons were now the size of postage stamps. Perfect. The desktop looked like a neat little city from above.