PERSONALIZING THE DESKTOP BACKGROUND

Although changing themes is the fastest way to change the look of all your desktop elements, you can also change each element separately. For example, you can easily change your desktop's background pattern or wallpaper. You can choose from the many patterns and wallpapers included with Windows or select a graphic of your own choosing.

Right-click anywhere on the desktop to display a pop-up menu.

Select Properties from the pop-up menu; this opens the Display Properties dialog box.

Click the Desktop tab.

Select one of Windows's built-in backgrounds from the Background list; then click OK.

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Center, Tile, or Stretch

To determine how the image file is displayed on your desktop, select one of the items from the Position pull-down list: Center, Tile, or Stretch.