To move a desktop icon hold left click and drag the icon to the desired position. If you want to view or edit a desktop file say for launching an application is to right click on the icon open with and select say a text editor like FeatherPad to open file. Shortcuts or desktop entry files can be opened by double click on the icon.

There are currently no ways to pin sites with Firefox on a Windows device.The icons on your desktop can be moved by left clicking, holding and dragging the desktop icon to the position you want it. You may now move the bookmark where you want it on your screen by pressing + holding + dragging the new bookmark icon. Once you've done this, you will see a new menu appear and in the list will be an option ADD to home screen. Locate your newly created bookmark and press and hold your finger on the bookmark you want to place on your home screen. From here go back to the Browser settings menu, and then open the Bookmarks folder. From there, you can edit the web page name and select which bookmarks folder you want to save it into. Press the star symbol to go to the bookmarks menu. Press the settings button - it's three vertical dots, located in the top right of the screen-from here press the start symbol. Open the chrome on your android smartphone or tablet and go to the webpage on which you would like to create a bookmark. Windows Phone 8.1 supports live tile updates from websites that have configured the feature, just as Windows 8 does. Tap the 'More (.)' button and tap 'Pin to Start' in the menu that appears. First, open the website you want to pin in Internet Explorer. On the list of options, press 'More' then select 'Add shortcut to the home screen.' For Mozilla FireFox Once you have loaded the web page, press the menu key or 'Settings' button. It can be a page that leads to a download link, resource site, etc. On your mobile browser, load any page that you like. On your Android Device, open your Default Mobile Browser. Chrome for Android loads the website as a 'web app' when you tap the icon, so it will get its own entry in the app switcher and will not have any browser interface getting in the way. The icon will appear on your home screen like any other app shortcut or widget, so you can drag it around and put it wherever you prefer. Tap the menu button and tap 'Add to home screen.' You will be able to enter a name for the shortcut and then Chrome will add it to your home screen. Launch Chrome for Android, and open the website or web page you want to pin to your home screen.

How to place icon on desktop