How to Change Desktop Background (Wallpaper)

Sometimes the desktop display can be boring if the color and monotone images.

Here's how to change the look of your desktop computer screen

1. Using built in windows file

a. Right-click on the desktop, click Properties

b. In the Display Properties dialog box, select the Desktop tab


c. In the Background list select Windows XP, click Apply then preview the results seen in the dialog box, then choose another background, such as "stone henge" then see the changes. if you are happy with the new look please press the Apply button, then OK, automatically display will change your desktop.


2. If you are not satisfied with the picture, maybe you have a good picture in your hard drive you can use it as your dektop background. The following example is a cat picture

do the following:
a. in the Display Properties dialog box, click the browse button, the dialog box will appear browse, search directory that contains the cat picture


b. Select persia2 cat pictures, press the open button, it will appear the following dialog box:


c. There are several options to adjust the position of image display (you can see below the browse button) the tile, center, and stretch. Select only background view strecth to automatically adjust the size of your computer screen.

d. Then press OK, then your desktop now have a cat picture.

Some other applications that you can use to create a desktop background (wallpaper) is:
ACDSee, Irfan View, Paint, and other graphics applications, if you do not have the application please use the above way.

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