Desktop

 

Open the desktop dialog box:

  1. Right-click on an open area on the desktop.
  2. Click (left) on ‘properties’

 

Selecting desktop “theme”

  1. Open the desktop dialog box if it’s not already open
  2. Click ‘theme’
  3. Select desired theme – suggest ‘modified’
  4. Click ‘apply’ or ‘OK’ if ending

 

Selecting your desktop:

  1. Open the desktop dialog box if it’s not already open
  2. Click ‘desktop’
  3. Select the desired desktop – ‘none’ is preferred.

 

    1. If you don’t like any that are shown, click ‘browse’.  This will allow you to navigate the computer’s file system to locate an image of your choice.  Select the desired image and click ‘open’; this will place the image in the list of available images.

 

  1. Click ‘apply’ or ‘OK’ if ending

 

Selecting your screen saver:

  1. Open the desktop dialog box if it’s not already open
  2. Click ‘screensaver’
  3. Select the desired screen saver – ‘none’ is preferred.
  4. Select ‘wait’ time – 15 minutes suggested
  5. Click ‘apply’ or ‘OK’ if ending.

 

Selecting desktop appearance:

  1. Open the desktop dialog box if it’s not already open
  2. Click ‘appearance’
  3. Select your preferred appearance – try them all!
  4. Select your preferred color scheme – try a few.
  5. Select your preferred font size – larger might be easier to read.
  6. Click ‘apply’ or ‘OK’ if ending.

 

Selecting screen resolution:

  1. Open the desktop dialog box if it’s not already open.
  2. Click ‘settings’
  3. Select the desired screen resolution – 1024 by 768 is recommended
  4. Select the color quality – 16-bit should work with most displays
  5. Click ‘apply’ or ‘OK’ if ending.

 

 



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