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Right click on the desktop and select
Personalize.
The Personalize Window is where you can change
the look and feel of your desktop. When you open the personalization window it
will default to the themes section. This is a group of selections that you can
choose from to change everything included in the look and feel of your
computer. To change the theme just click on the one you would like and close
the window.
I have found that many parents, grandparents,
and pet owners like to have pictures of their loved ones on their desktop. To
do this click on the Desktop Background link at the bottom of the window.
You can click the drop down arrow next to
Picture Location and choose from Windows Desktop Backgrounds Pictures Library,
or Solid Colors; then scroll through the default items in the section below.
Click on a picture or color you think you might like and it will let you
preview it on your desktop.
Below the picture preview is a button to select
the position of the picture on the desktop. Click the down arrow to view the
options. Click each option to see how it affects the image you selected.
If you have more than one image selected the
change picture options will be available for you to select how often you would
like the picture changed, if you want them shuffled, and battery power options
if you are working on a laptop.
Once you have made all of your selections click
save changes to return to the personalization window.
Now that you have your favorite picture on your
desktop let's move onto Screen Savers.
A screen saver is a program which displays
either a completely black image or a constantly changing image on a computer
monitor to prevent a stationary image from "burning" into the
phosphor of the screen. Screen savers usually start automatically after the
computer has had no user input for a preset time.
If you do not currently have the
Personalization Window open, open it by right clicking anywhere on the desktop
and selecting personalization.
When the Personalization Window opens select
the Screen Saver Link in the lower right corner.
lower right corner. You can see the many
options for screen savers by clicking the drop down menu in the screen saver
section. Once you have made your selection click on it and click the Preview
button.
Your screen saver will appear on your screen
until you move your mouse or type a button.
The last thing I want to cover before moving
onto the Window Color and Appearance Link is the timing before your screen
saver comes on. You can change this where it says Wait under the screen saver
drop down menu. You can change this by clicking on the up and down arrows.
You don't want the time to be too long because
that defeats the purpose of the screen saver. Set the Wait time between 1 and
15 minutes. Click OK to return to the personalization window.
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