Removing Icons from Desktop?

This question is most like simple to fix.
I am curious to know how to remove the icon off of the desktop after it has been installed and is currently in the applications folder. For example, I just downloaded Skype and it is on my desktop. How can I get this off my desktop? Is it ok to eject it or will that remove the program?

Hi amsayl2!
Welcome to Apple Discussions.
There are most likely two files involved, one is .dmg file and the other is the mounted disk image. After you've dragged the Skype program file into applications you can eject/unmount the Skype bundled disk image. You'll then want to also remove the .dmg file that was initially downloaded, which is either in your Downloads stack or on your desktop.

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