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Dell Studio XPS 435 MT (Late 2008) User Manual

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Using Your Studio XPS Desktop

Customizing the Desktop

You can customize your desktop to change the
appearance, resolution, wallpaper, screensaver,
and so on by accessing the Personalize
appearance and sounds
window.

To access the display properties window:

Right-click an open area of the desktop.

1.

Click

2. Personalize, to open the Personalize

appearance and sounds window and learn
more about your customization options.

Customizing Your Energy Settings

You can use the power options in your operating
system to configure the power settings on
your computer. Windows Vista

®

provides the

following options:

Balanced

— This power option offers full

performance when you need it and saves
power during periods of inactivity.

Power saver

— This power option saves

power on your computer by reducing system
performance to maximize the life of the
computer and by reducing the amount of
energy consumed by your computer over its
lifetime.

High performance

— This power option

provides the highest level of system
performance on your computer by adapting
processor speed to your activity and by
maximizing system performance.