2 Operating Your Notebook (XP)
User’s Manual
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2.4
Personalizing Your Desktop
2.4.1 Choosing a Wallpaper
To make your notebook reflect your style, you can set background colors
and patterns, and the wallpaper on the desktop.
Go to
Control Panel > Appearance and Themes > Pick a task >
Change the desktop background
.
The
Display Properties
window offers a choice of wallpapers. Choose
the name of the wallpaper you want to display, or click
None
if you prefer
not to use a wallpaper image.
You can also choose your own images by choosing
Browse
, and
specifying images in a directory.
The Position pull-down menu lets you either
Tile
your selected image, or
select
Center
(places one copy of the image in the center of the screen) or
Stretch
(enlarges it to fit the screen).
To accept the settings, click
OK
and close the
Display Properties
window.
2.4.2 Choosing a Screen Saver
Go to
Control Panel > Appearance and Themes > Pick a task >
Choose a screen saver
.
Select a screen saver from the Screen saver pull-down menu, or click
None
if you prefer not to activate a screen saver.
You can customize your screen saver by choosing
Settings
. To check
your selections, click
Preview
.
To accept the settings, click
OK
and close the
Display Properties
window.
2.4.3 Choosing a Desktop Theme
Desktop themes change the appearance of your desktop and add sound
effects:
Go to
Control Panel > Appearance and Themes > Pick a task >
Change the computer's theme
.
Select a theme from the
Theme
pull-down menu in the
Display
Properties
window, and then click
OK
.
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