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.
