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Lesson 10: Changing the screensaver |
Clicking a shortcut icon opens the program or folder immediately. You can place as many shortcuts on your desktop as you find useful.
HINT: The Character Map is a useful tool when you want to add a special character to a document.
Lesson 10: Changing the screensaver
You can personalize the background area of your desktop with pictures, patterns, or colors. The background is considered a “property” of your desktop. This lesson will not only teach you how to personalize the background, but will also introduce you to properties.
The Windows® XP operating system treats all windows, icons, programs, drives, etc. as
DEFINITION: An object is an independent block of data, text, or graphics that was created by an individual application.
This lesson introduces object properties by showing you how to change one of the properties of the
1Move the pointer to an empty area of the desktop, then click the secondary button.
The desktop shortcut menu appears.