How to change Desktop Icon Spacing in OS X

OS X allows the user to change the spacing between desktop icons. This document will explain how to do that.

  1. First, the Finder must be clicked to bring up the proper menus.
  2. Within the View menu is a function called Show View Options.
  3. The second slider is for Grid Spacing.
  4. Moving the slider to the left will shrink the spacing between icons.
  5. Moving the slider to the right will increase the spacing between icons.
  6. Pressing the circle in the upper left hand corner will make the View Options disappear.

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