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Changing the desktop background
Help & Support
For more information about changing
the desktop background, click Start, then
click Help and Support. Type the phrase
changing desktop background in
the Search box, then click the arrow.
You can change the Windows desktop background picture. Windows provides
several backgrounds, or you can use pictures that you have created or retrieved
from other sources.
To change the desktop background:
1 Click Start, then click Control Panel. The Control Panel window opens. If
your Control Panel is in Category View, click Appearance and Themes.
2 Click/Double-click the Display icon. The Display Properties dialog box
opens.
3 Click the Desktop tab.
4 Click a background picture in
the Background list.
- OR -
Click Browse to select a
background picture from
another location.
5 If you want the picture you
chose to cover the entire
screen, click the arrow button
to open the Position list, then
click Stretch or Tile.
If the picture you chose does
not cover the entire screen
and you did not choose to
stretch or tile the picture, you
can change the solid color
behind the picture by clicking the arrow button to open the Color list, then
clicking a color.
6 Click OK.
Selecting a screen saver
Caution
If you are using a monitor (not a
flat-panel display), an image may get
burned in on your monitor screen if you
leave your computer on for long periods
of time without using it. You should use a
screen saver which constantly changes
its image to avoid this damage. Flat
panel displays cannot be damaged with
image burn-in.
You can use a screen saver to keep others from viewing your screen while you
are away from your computer. Windows supplies a variety of screen savers that
you can choose from, and many more are available from the Internet and as
commercial products.
To select a screen saver:
1 Click Start, then click Control Panel. The Control Panel window opens. If
your Control Panel is in Category View, click Appearance and Themes.
2 Click/Double-click the Display icon. The Display Properties dialog box
opens.