Windows 7: Changing Desktop Icons Size
Scenario
Usually, with Windows 7, when you want to change the size of the Desktop icons, you would right-click on any empty area on the desktop, and then click on View, and then select the size of the icons, either Large, Medium or Small icons.
http://elmajdal.net/Win7/Changing_Desktop_Icons_Size/1-standard-icon-size.png
Comparison
For example, below is a quick comparison between the three different default sizes:
Setting
But how about if you want to customize the icons size, for example, to set them larger than the default large size? Well here is a hint on how to set the icons size to any size you want:
Using the left-click of the mouse, click on an empty area in the desktop. This step is to make sure that there is no application selected/clicked on.
Using your keyboard, press and keep holding the CTRL button, then using your mouse wheel, roll it upward to make the icons size larger, or downward to set the icon size smaller
http://elmajdal.net/Win7/Changing_Desktop_Icons_Size/ctrl.PNG http://elmajdal.net/Win7/Changing_Desktop_Icons_Size/mouse%20wheel.PNG
As you will notice, now we can have very large icons, as seen in the below snapshot
http://elmajdal.net/Win7/Changing_Desktop_Icons_Size/largest.png
Or very small icons
http://elmajdal.net/Win7/Changing_Desktop_Icons_Size/smallest%20icons.png
Or any other size in between, depending on how to roll the mouse wheel.
Note: At any time, if you desire to restore the original size of the desktop icons, then read the first paragraph of this article again :)
Summary
Whether you want very small icons, very large icons or any size in between, you have full control to set the icons size to any size you want. For example, in this case, there are tens of icons on the desktop and having control to customize the icons size is very helpful.