How To Change Your Desktop Background

Changing Your Desktop Background To A Web Graphic

Have you come across a website graphic that you’d love to have as your desktop background? That’s easy enough to do. Simply:

  • Surf to the website that contains the graphic you want

Once page is loaded, right click on the graphic and select:

  • Set As Background

That’s it! The picture should now be displayed on your desktop

Now you can customize this by right clicking on an empty spot on your desktop then:

  • Select ‘Properties’
  • Select the Desktop Tab (may have ‘Background’ tab)
  • Choose ‘Stretch’ or ‘Center’ or ‘Tile’ to customize the look you want

Changing Your Desktop Background – Another Option

You can also change your desktop to a graphic that’s preloaded with your Windows system.

  • Right click an empty spot on your desktop
  • Select ‘Properties’

In the ‘Background’ Tab, you’ll see an open box with various graphic files. Just click through these (watching the top display example to see the graphics as you click them) and when you’ve decided on which one to use, make sure you’ve selected that graphic by highlighting it then clicking ‘Apply’ then ‘OK’.

Your desktop should now be changed to the graphic you selected.

Changing Your Desktop Background To One Of Your Pictures

Do you have a picture of your family or a pet that you’d love to have as your desktop graphic? It’s simple to do! Ensure you have a copy of your picture on your computer (save it to a folder and note which one), then:

  • Right click on an empty spot of the desktop
  • Click ‘Properties’
  • Choose the ‘Background’ Tab
  • You’ll notice a ‘Browse’ button – click that
  • Now go to the location on your computer where you’ve saved a copy of the picture you want to use
  • When you find the picture, select it
  • Click ‘Open’
  • Click ‘Apply’
  • Click ‘OK’

That’s it!

For Windows XP settings – here’s a quick reference from Microsoft:

Microsoft.com: Change Your Desktop Background (Win XP)

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