Dictionary of Computer and Internet Terms: arrange
arrange
- to place the icons on the screen in neat rows and columns, retrieving any that have been moved off the edge of the screen (see Figure 12).
In Windows 95 and later, "Arrange Icons" is on the menu that pops up when you right-click on an empty area of the desktop; it is also on the "View" menu of individual windows.
If you want the computer to keep the icons arranged automatically, turn on the "Auto arrange" feature; a check mark shows that it is selected.See also cascade; tile.
- to place an item in relation to other items. In drawing programs, there is usually an Arrange menu that contains commands ( align, send to front, back one, etc.) relating to the placement of selected objects. Objects are layered as if they were opaque pieces of paper.
