Toshiba P25 Laptop User Manual


 
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Getting to Know the Windows ® XP Operating System
Lesson 10: Changing the screen saver
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This lesson introduces object properties by showing you how
to change one of the properties of the desktop—the screen
saver. This is a continuously changing pattern that appears on
the screen during pauses in your work.
1 Move the pointer to an empty area of the desktop, then
click the secondary button.
The operating system displays the desktop shortcut
menu.
2 Click Properties.
The operating system opens the Display Properties dialog
box.
Sample Display Properties dialog box
3 Click the Screen Saver tab.
4 Click the arrow beside the current option to open the
screen saver list box.
5 Scroll through the screen saver options by clicking the
scroll arrows in the list box.
6 Try a screen saver pattern by clicking a name in the list
box.
The operating system displays your selection in the
monitor above the list box. Try several patterns.