how to fit more icons on your desktop

If your screen is so cluttered with Word documents and program shortcuts that you can't see the rolling space between icons. Right-click on the desktop, select Properties, then click on the Appearance tab, and click the Advanced button. In the "Item" drop-down, scroll down to Icon Spacing (Horizontal) and Icon Spacing (Vertical); changing the value in the "Size" field will move icons closer together

meadows of your wallpaper, you don't need to move piles of stuff to the Recycling Bin. Just change the amount of
(while increasing the number will move them farther apart).
When you're done, click OK.
To make your existing icons follow these rules, right-click on the desktop, select "Arrange Icons By" and then click Align to Grid, then go back to the same menu and click "Auto Arrange.