如果你是Windows 用户(Windows user)，几乎不可能不使用桌面图标。它们是打开应用程序和文件(apps and files)的最简单方法之一，无需深入研究文件系统(file system)。但是，只有当您可以清楚地看到桌面图标以便您可以单击它们时，这才是正确的。默认情况下，Windows 10、Windows 8.1 和 Windows 7以预设的中等大小(preset medium size)显示桌面(display desktop)图标。尽管在大多数情况下这是正确的选择，但对于某些人来说，默认的中(default medium size)号可能看起来太大或太小。如果您想知道如何更改桌面图标大小以使它们更小，以便更多的图标适合您的屏幕，或更大以便更好地看到它们，请阅读本指南：
注意：本(NOTE:)指南(guide work)中共享的所有方法在Windows 10、Windows 8.1 和Windows 7中的工作方式相同。为简单起见，我们使用仅在Windows 10中截取的屏幕截图。
1.如何通过右键菜单使桌面图标变小或变大
在Windows(Windows)中更改桌面图标大小的最简单方法之一是使用右键菜单。右键单击(Right-click)（或点击并按住(tap and hold)，如果您有触摸屏）桌面空白处的某处。在右键单击菜单中，单击或点击(click or tap) 查看(View)。您获得的前三个选项是“大图标”、“中图标”("Large icons," "Medium icons,")和“小图标”。("Small icons.")名称附近的点表示当前视图。单击(Click)或点击您想要的大小，桌面图标大小会相应更改。
2.如何使用键盘和鼠标使桌面图标变小或变大(keyboard and mouse)
另一种更改桌面图标大小的方法是使用键盘和鼠标。这意味着您需要将这两个外围设备连接到您的 PC，因此它主要限于使用台式 PC 或笔记本电脑的用户。
首先，转到您的桌面并最小化或关闭所有打开的应用程序。要缩小桌面图标(To make your desktop icons smaller)，请按住键盘上的Ctrl键，然后向下滚动鼠标滚轮(mouse wheel)。
要使桌面图标变大(To make your desktop icons larger)，请按住键盘上的Ctrl键，然后向上滚动鼠标滚轮(mouse wheel)。
3.如何通过改变屏幕的分辨率使桌面图标变小或变大
在Windows(Windows)中更改桌面快捷方式大小的第三种也是更激进的方法是修改显示器使用的分辨率。更具体地说，要使桌面图标更小，您需要做的是提高显示分辨率(display resolution)。如果你想要更大的桌面图标，你应该降低你的屏幕分辨率。
但请注意(Take heed)，更改分辨率不仅会更改桌面快捷方式的大小，还会更改屏幕上显示的所有其他内容。这意味着应用程序、文本、图标和其他一切。不要这样做，除非你想让一切变得更小或更大。
如果要修改显示分辨率(display resolution)，请按照这些教程中显示的步骤操作：
- 在Windows 10(Windows 10)中更改屏幕分辨率(screen resolution)并使文本和图标(text and icons)更大
- 在Windows 7(Windows 7)和Windows 8.1中更改屏幕分辨率(screen resolution)并使文本和图标(text and icons)更大
4.如何通过缩放文本、应用程序和其他项目来使桌面图标变小或变大
最后，我们知道的第四种改变桌面图标大小的方法是改变显示的比例。缩放所做的是增加或减少文本、应用程序和其他项目（包括桌面图标）的大小，以便使用计算机的人可以轻松看到它们。
要使桌面图标变小，请减小显示缩放比例(display scaling)。要使您的桌面图标更大，请增加屏幕缩放比例。在Windows 10中，这些操作在“设置”应用(Settings app)中执行。转到"System -> Display -> Scale and layout."
如果您不知道如何进行这些更改，并且您使用的是Windows 10，请阅读本指南的最后一部分。如果您想在Windows 7或 8.1 PC 上进行更改缩放，请阅读本教程的最后一部分。
结论
桌面图标是在(Desktop)Windows 计算机或设备(Windows computer or device)上打开任何内容的最快方式之一。现在您知道如何将它们变小或变大，以便在桌面上更轻松地查看和找到它们。在您关闭本教程之前，我们想知道您喜欢小桌面图标还是大图标？你的桌面上有很多图标和快捷方式吗？在下面的评论中告诉(Tell)我们。
How to make desktop icons smaller (or bigger) in Windows - 4 methods
If you are a Windоws user, it is almost impossible not to use desktop icons. They are one of the easіest ways to open apps and files, without having to dig into the file system. However, that іs true only if you can see your desktop icons clearly so that you can click on them. By default, Windows 10, Windows 8.1, and Windows 7 display desktop icons in a preset medium size. Althoυgh that is the right choice in most situations, for some people, the default medium size could seem too large or too small. If yoυ want to know how to change the desktop icons size to make them smaller, ѕo more of them can fit on уour screen, or larger so that you see them better, read this guide:
NOTE: All the methods shared in this guide work the same in Windows 10, Windows 8.1 and Windows 7. For simplicity, we use screenshots taken only in Windows 10.
1. How to make desktop icons smaller or bigger, by using the right-click menu
One of the easiest ways to change the size of your desktop icons in Windows is to use the right-click menu. Right-click (or tap and hold, if you have a touchscreen) somewhere on the empty space on your desktop. In the right-click menu, click or tap View. The first three options you get are "Large icons," "Medium icons," and "Small icons." A dot near its name signals the current view. Click or tap on the size you want, and the desktop icons size changes accordingly.
2. How to make desktop icons smaller or bigger, by using your keyboard and mouse
Another way to change the size of your desktop icons is to use the keyboard and the mouse. That means you need to have these two peripherals connected to your PC, so it is mostly limited to those who use a desktop PC or a laptop.
First, go to your desktop and minimize or close all opened apps. To make your desktop icons smaller, press and hold the Ctrl key on your keyboard, and scroll your mouse wheel downwards.
To make your desktop icons larger, press and hold the Ctrl key on your keyboard, and scroll your mouse wheel upwards.
3. How to make desktop icons smaller or bigger, by changing your screen's resolution
A third and more radical way of changing the size of your desktop shortcuts in Windows is to modify the resolution used by your display. More specifically, what you need to do to make desktop icons smaller, is to increase your display resolution. If you want larger desktop icons, you should lower your screen resolution.
Take heed, though, that changing the resolution does not only alter the size of your desktop shortcuts but of everything else shown on the screen. That means apps, text, icons, and everything else. Do not do this unless you want to make everything smaller, or bigger.
If you want to modify your display resolution, follow the steps shown in these tutorials:
4. How to make desktop icons smaller or bigger, by scaling the text, apps and other items
Finally, the fourth method we know for changing the size of desktop icons involves changing the scaling of your display. What scaling does is increase or decrease the size of text, apps, and other items, including desktop icons, so that the people using the computer can easily see them.
To make the desktop icons size smaller, decrease the display scaling. To make your desktop icons bigger, increase the screen scaling. In Windows 10, these actions are performed in the Settings app. Go to "System -> Display -> Scale and layout."
If you do not know how to make these changes, and you are using Windows 10, read the last part of this guide. If you want to do change scaling on a Windows 7 or 8.1 PC, read the last part of this tutorial.
Conclusion
Desktop icons represent one of the fastest ways to open anything on a Windows computer or device. Now you know how to make them smaller or bigger so that you can see and find them more easily on your desktop. Before you close this tutorial, we would like to know if you prefer your desktop icons small or large? Do you have many icons and shortcuts on your desktop? Tell us in the comments below.
