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How do I set an image as the background on my computer?
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Windows XP, Me, 2000
- Click through to the image you want, right-click on the image and choose "Set as
Wallpaper".
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Windows 98 and older::
- After you have clicked through the links to the final image you want,
click on "Save picture as...".
After you have saved the picture to your hard disk, minimize all windows
and right-click on your desktop. Select "Properties" from the list, and
the "Display Properties" dialog will appear. Click on the "Background"
tab. Click the "Browse" button and in the dialog that appears, navigate
to the location of the file you saved. Click "OK". The file that you
saved will now be selected. If you have the option, select "Stretch" from
"Picture Display" to stretch the image to the full screen size. If you
do not have that option, you may wish to "Center" the image.
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Mac OS X
- Click through to the image you want, control-click on the image and select "Download
Image to Disk". Save the image to the desktop.
- Go to Apple Menu > System Preferences > Personal Section and select "Desktop". On the
"Collection" Pulldown menu, go to "Choose Folder" and locate the appropriate wallpaper.
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Mac OS 9
- Click through to the image you want, control-click on the image and select "Save
Image As" to your Mac.
- Go to Apple Menu > Control Panel and select "Appearance". Select "Plate Picture" and locate
the appropriate wallpaper. Click "Set Desktop".
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Older Mac
Text adapted from the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Website.
Used with permission.
- After you have clicked through the links to the final image you want,
click on the image. One of two things will then happen, depending on which
browser you use and how it is configured: either a dialog box will open, or
the image will be displayed on your screen. If a dialog box opens, asking
whether you want to open or save the file, select the save option. Remember
the name of the directory and where it is located, so you can find the file
again later. The second possibility is that the desktop image will open in
your browser window. In that case, just press the Control key while clicking
on the image and then choose "Save Image/Picture As" or "Download Image to
Disk" and save the file. Again make note of the directory where you are saving
the image. After the image is saved, open the folder where the new background
image was saved. Then choose "Control Panels" from the Apple menu and select
"Appearance." When the window appears, click the "Desktop" tab, and then drag
the saved image from its folder to the preview space in the window. Now press
the "Set Desktop" button and the picture will appear as your new background.
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