Say what the desktop is
Say what the desktop is, and clear the screen back to it.
The desktop is the background your computer shows when nothing is open. Icons sit on it the way papers sit on a table.
Whatever you open covers it. The desktop is still underneath, unchanged.
Key points
- The desktop is the background your icons sit on
- Opening something covers the desktop, never removes it
What to remember
- Windows sit on the desktop. They do not replace it.
- The desktop is the table. Windows are what you set on it.
Try this
Clear everything off your own screen until the background shows through. That background is your desktop.
Practice: Say what the desktop is. Your first lesson is free, with no account or card; the rest are part of a Lantern plan. Interactive lessons require JavaScript.