Setting a Background And Change The Screen Saver

Setting a Background

The picture that appears on the desktop is called the background. You can change the background picture on the desktop. Windows XP prvides a set of background pictures from which you can choose the background you want.

To change the background on the desktop:1. Right-Click anywhere on the       blank area of the desktop.2. Click Properties. Then the display         properties dialog box appears.1. Click the desktop tab.2. Click a background from the background list.3. Click Apply,then click OK.
    

You can position the Background  command in three positions. These are Center,tile and stretchTo position the background:1. Click center,tile or stretch in the position box.2. Click Apply, and then click OK. You can also select a plain background for desktop.1. Click None in the background list.2. Click the color arrow in the display properties dialog box. A colour in the palette.3. Click a colour in the palette.4. Click Apply, and the click OK.

Changing the Screen Saver

Windows XP provides a set of screen savers that you can apply apply to your computer. You can use the wait box on the Screen saver tab to set the amount of inactive time that must pass before the screen saver appears. The time interval is specified in minutes.

To change the screen saver:1. Right-Click anywhere on the blank area of the desktop.2.  Click Properties. The Display properties dialog box appears.3. Click the Screen saver tab.4. Click a screen saver in the screen saver list.5. Click apply, and then click OK.You can customize the screen savere by clicking setting. The setting may very for each screen saver.How to set the Marquee screen saver:1. Click the screen saver tab.2. Click the Marquee screen saver in the Screen saver list.3. Click settings.The marquee setup dialog box appears.4. Click position.5. Set the speed and background colour.6. Type the text you want in the text area.7. Click OK.8. In the display Properties dialog box,type or select a time in the wait box9. Click Apply, and then click OK. You can see the preview of the screen saver by clicking preview        

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Customising The Taskbar

Narmally, the taskbar appears at the bottom of the desktop. You can also move it to any side of the desktop. However, the taskbar is lacked by defaulot. You need to unlock th taskbar before changing its size and position.

To unlock the taskbar.

1.Right-click anywhere on the empty space on the taskbar. A shortcut menu appears.

   2.Click properties.

 The Taskbar and start menu   

 properties dialog box  

 appease. A dialog box is a type of window displayed to gather information from the user to complete a specific task.

3.Click to clear the Lock the taskbar check box.

4.Click apply, and then click OK.

Now, you can move the taskbar to a new location. For example to move the taskbar to the left side of the desktop:

1.Point to an empty space on the taskbar.

2.Drag the taskbar to the left end of the desktop.

  The taskbar is moved to the left side.

  The taskbar can be resized also.

1.Point to the inside border of the taskbar. A double-headed arrow appears.

2.Drag the border to the size you want.

The taskbar is resized.

You can also hide the taskbar to view documents or pictures in full-screen mode.

To hide the taskbar

1.Right-click anywhere on the empty space on the taskbar.

2.Click Properties.

The Taskbar and start menu prorperties dialog box appears.

3.Select the Auto-hide the taskbar check box.

4.Click Apply, and then click ok.

  The taskbar is hidden from your view.when you       

  point to the location where the taskbar was, the 

  taskbar reappears.when you move the mouse

  pointer away, the taskbar is hidden again.

  To view the taskbar permanently,click to clear the Auto-ide the 

  taskbar check box in the Taskbar and Start Menu Properites   

  dialog.

   

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