Adjusting the screen and desktop settings
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Changing the desktop background
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.
Help and Support
For more information about changing
the desktop background, click Start, then
click Help and Support. Type the
keyword changing desktop
background in the Search box, then click
the arrow.
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.
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