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CHAPTER 8: Customizing Your Computer
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Selecting a screen saver
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.
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.
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.
3
Click the Screen Saver tab.
4
Click the arrow button to open the Screen Saver list, then click the screen
saver you want. Windows previews the screen saver.
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If you want to customize the screen saver, click Settings , then make
your changes . If the Settings button is not available, you cannot
customize the screen saver you selected.
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If you want to display the Welcome (Login) screen whenever you
exit the screen saver, click the
On resume, display Welcome
screen check box.
Help and Support
For more information about screen
savers, click Start, then click Help and
Support . Type the keyword screen
savers in the Search box, then click the
arrow.
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If you want to change the time before the screen saver is activated,
click the up or down arrows next to the
Wait box.
5
Click OK .
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