Changing the desktop background – Gateway 450 User Manual
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Changing the desktop background
In Windows XP, 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.
In Windows 2000, you can change the Windows desktop background to a
picture or an HTML document. Windows provides several background pictures.
You can also use pictures or HTML documents that you have created or retrieved
from other sources.
To change the desktop background in Windows XP:
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.