WBA Tech Tip of the Month: Arrange Your Start Menu Icons Alphabetically

Arrange Your Start Menu Icons Alphabetically

In Windows XP, when you click on Start and then Programs or All Programs, you first see your most recently accessed programs; if you then click on the double-down arrows to see all of your programs, they’ll appear in a haphazard order, typically in the order in which they were installed (Note that in Windows Vista the system automatically displays your program shortcuts in
alphabetical order).

To arrange your Start Menu icons alphabetically, click on Start and then on Programs (for the
Classic XP Interface, or All Programs for the ‘New’ XP Interface). Right-click on any one of the
items listed (it isn’t necessary to click on the double-down arrow here) and select ‘Sort by Name’. The next time you view your programs they’ll be arranged in alphabetical order with folders first (alphabetically), then individual program shortcuts (another difference with Vista, which lists the individual programs first, then the program folders).

Courtesy of Erie County Bar Association and Richard D. Vasil, Vasil Consulting

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