Monday, February 23, 2009

TIPS FOR COMPUTER-3

HOW TO CUSTOMIZE YOUR DESKTOPS BACKGROUND:-

Customize your desktop's background
Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
Click Appearance and Themes.
Under Pick a task, click Change the desktop background.
On the Desktop tab, do one or more of the following:
In the Color box, select a color.
In the Background list, click a background picture. In the Position list, click Center, Tile, or Stretch to define how your picture will be displayed.
Click Browse to search for a background picture in other folders or on other drives. You can use files with the following extensions: .bmp, .gif, .jpg, .dib, .png, or .htm. In the Position list, click Center, Tile, or Stretch to define how your picture will be displayed, and then click OK or Apply.
If you want to use a picture from a Web site, on the site, right-click the image, and then click Set as Desktop Background.
To see a colored background you must select none from the Background drop-down menu. Also, if you choose an .htm document as your background picture, the Position options are unavailable; instead, the .htm document automatically stretches to fill the entire background



HOW TO ADD A COLOURFULL SCREENSAVER:-

Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
Click Appearance and Themes.
Under Pick a task, click Choose a screen saver.
On the Screen Saver tab, in the Screen saver list, click the screen saver you want.
Click Preview to view the screen saver for a few seconds (move your mouse or press any key to end the preview), and then click Settings to customize its behavior.
When you are satisfied with your choice, click OK.


HOW TO SELECT AND CHANGE A THEME:-

Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
Click Appearance and Themes.
Under Pick a task, click Change the desktop background to go to the Display Properties dialog box.
On the Themes tab, in the Theme list, click the theme you want, and then OK.
To change desktop elements individually, go to the Display Properties dialog box as described above. Then:
On the Appearance tab, choose elements to customize from the drop-down menus and modify them by clicking the Effects button to open windows containing further instructions.
When you are satisfied, click OK.

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