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Exploring Your Options
Personalizing your desktop
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Bringing the world to your desktop
With the Windows
®
XP operating system, you can set up
your desktop with complete World Wide Web integration at a
single click.
Turning on the Web content interface
The first step to bring active content to your desktop is to turn
on the Web content
interface:
1
Point to an empty space on the desktop and click the
secondary button.
2
Click
Properties.
The Display Properties window appears.
3
Click the
Desktop
tab.
4
Click the
Customize Desktop
button.
5
Click the
Web
tab.
6
Follow the instructions to set up your desktop.
Adding components to the Web content
interface
1
Point to an empty space on the desktop and click the
secondary button.
2
Click on
Properties.
The Display Properties window appears.
3
Click the
Desktop
tab.
4
Click the
Customize Desktop
button.
5
Click the
Web
tab.
The operating system displays a list of items to add to the
desktop.
6
To view additional components, click
New.
The New Desktop Item dialog box appears.