Chapter 8: Customizing Your Computer

To change the desktop background in Windows 2000:

1 Click Start, Settings, then click Control Panel. The Control Panel window opens.

2 Double-click the Display icon. The Display Properties dialog box opens. 3 Click the Background tab.

4 Click a background picture in the Select a background picture or HTML document as Wallpaper list.

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Click Browse to select a background picture from another location.

5 If you want the picture you chose to cover the entire computer display, click the arrow button to open the Picture Display list, then click Tile.

6 If the picture you chose does not cover the entire computer display and you did not choose to tile the image in Step 5, you can change the solid color behind the picture by clicking Pattern, clicking a pattern in the Pattern list, then clicking OK.

7 Click OK.

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