[X-Newbies] Computer icon on desktop.

[J]

Do you mean the Computer (HD) icon? Finder Prefs>General has a place  
to check that off.

You can save things to the desktop, or make an alias wherever the  
item resides and then move it to the desktop, either for an app or  
document.

On Oct 11, 2006, at 10:42 AM, Al Poulin wrote:

> On Oct 11, 2006, at 9:59 AM, Brian Durant wrote:
>
>> Anyone know of a way to add a computer icon to the OS X desktop? I
>> have checked both Finder and System prefs with no luck. I am using
>> Tiger 10.4.8 on a G5 single.
>
> Hello Brian:
>
> What icon do you mean?  I move some by dragging.  Some I can copy  
> and drag.  Some show up after downloading software.  In Mail, I can  
> make attachment icons appear.  When I create a document in word  
> processing, I can save it to the Desktop.  But if I drag an icon  
> from the Dock or the Sidebar, it just goes up in smoke.
>
> Al Poulin
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