One of the best ways to customize your computer is by changing the desktop
image and setting a screen saver that reflects who you are. The "Desktop & Screen
Saver" preferences allow you to control all of these options.
To set the desktop picture
Click the "Desktop" tab
In the window, you will notice two columns. The column on the left has a
list of image collections and on the right side you will see a display of
that folder's contents. When you click on an image it will automatically
change your background.
To change the picture randomly, select the "Change
Picture" check box and select your frequency. If you select "Random Order" an
image will be randomly selected as your background.
If you wish to have your own image as the background,
make sure the image is at least as big as your screen resolution. Thus, if
your screen resolution was
set to 800 x 600, the image should have at least the same dimensions.
To set
the screen saver
Click the "Screen Saver" tab
Select a Screen Saver from the list and the preview area
will change.
Some screen savers have options
that you can configure. To access these options, click the "Options" button.
To see a preview of what your
screen saver will look like click the "Test" button.
To set the screen saver to start
automatically after a certain amount of idle time, drag the "Start screen
saver" slider to the preferred time.
If you do not care which screen
saver is used, select the "Use random screen
saver" check
box.
You can set certain corners
of the machine as Active Screen Corners so
that when you position the mouse in one of these corners the desired action
(turn screen
saver on, deactivate screen saver) occurs.
