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		<title>mac basic faqs: how to change your Mac OS X Screen Saver</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[For your info, Mac comes with a few screen savers. We&#8217;ll show you the steps to change the default one, create your own from your photo collection, and add third-party savers. Please refer to mac basic faqs: how to change your Mac OS X desktop if you wish to change your Mac OS X desktop. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>For your info, Mac comes with a few screen savers. We&#8217;ll show you the steps to change the default one, create your own from your photo collection, and add third-party savers.</p>
<p>Please refer to <a title="change mac os x desktop" href="http://onbuddy.com/2008/12/31/mac-basic-faqs-how-to-change-your-mac-os-x-desktop-picture/" target="_self">mac basic faqs: how to change your Mac OS X desktop</a> if you wish to change your Mac OS X desktop.</p>
<p><strong><br />
To Change Your Screen Saver</strong></p>
<ol>
<li>From the Apple menu, choose System Preferences to open the System Preferences window.</li>
<li>Click the Desktop &amp; Screen Saver button to display its preferences.</li>
<li>Click the Screen Saver tab to display just the Screen Saver preferences. All installed screen savers appear in the left pane. The right pane displays a preview of the selected screen saver.</li>
<li>Click one of the Screen Saver items in the left pane to select it for use.</li>
<li>If you&#8217;d like, click Test to see what the screen saver will look like in use.</li>
</ol>
<p><strong>To create a slideshow screen saver, do one of the following: </strong></p>
<ol>
<li>In the Screen Saver preferences window, select Library or one of the two choices below it to turn your iPhoto images into a slideshow screen saver.</li>
<li>In the Screen Saver preferences window, select Pictures Folder to display the images in it, or select Choose Folder, navigate to and select a folder that contains images in the resulting dialog, then click Choose to put it in use.</li>
</ol>
<p><strong>To add a third-party screen saver: </strong></p>
<ol>
<li>If the screen saver doesn&#8217;t have an installer to place the file in the right folder, locate the .saver file in the package.</li>
<li>Drag the file into the Screen Savers folder, which is in the Library folder at the root of your hard disk ~/Library/Screen Savers.</li>
<li>Follow the steps in &#8220;swap your current screen saver for another one,&#8221; above, to select the third-party screen saver.</li>
</ol>
<p><strong>Customize Your Screen Saver</strong><br />
Now that you&#8217;ve outfitted your Mac with a new screen saver, you can further customize its settings. <strong>Here are some of the things you can do in the Screen Saver preferences window.</strong></p>
<ol>
<li>Click Options to view the selected screen saver&#8217;s user-configurable display settings and adjust them to your liking. These settings will vary screen saver to screen saver.</li>
<li>Move the &#8220;Start screen saver&#8221; slider left or right to change the time, in minutes, at which the screen saver begins to play.</li>
<li>If you&#8217;d like the ability to start the screen saver manually, click Hot Corners. In the resulting dialog, choose Start Screen Saver from any of the four corner pop-up menus and click OK. The screen saver will start when you move your arrow to your chosen screen corner.</li>
<li>If you&#8217;re the adventurous type, select &#8220;Use random screen saver,&#8221; and your Mac will automatically select a screen saver when it goes into screen saver mode.</li>
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		<title>mac basic faqs: how to change your Mac OS X desktop</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 14:56:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Haha, there&#8217;s nothing wrong with keeping that same Leopard default image as your Desktop picture, but if you wish to change it, we&#8217;ll show you how to swap it for another of ours or one of your own. Your Mac comes equipped with more than the default picture; in fact, Apple preinstalls over 50 images [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Haha, there&#8217;s nothing wrong with keeping that same Leopard default image as your Desktop picture, but if you wish to change it, we&#8217;ll show you how to swap it for another of ours or one of your own. Your Mac comes equipped with more than the default picture; in fact, Apple preinstalls over 50 images to choose from. <b>To change your desktop picture, follow these instructions:</b></p>
<ol>
<li>From the Apple menu, choose System Preferences to open the System Preferences window.</li>
<li>Click the Desktop &amp; Screen Saver button.</li>
<li>Click the Desktop tab; the left pane lists the different folders from which you can choose an image. The right pane displays thumbnails, small images, of the images in the selected folder.</li>
<li>Click Apple Images to select it. You&#8217;ll see the default picture in the right pane, along with a bunch of other images.</li>
<li>Click any thumbnail to instantly change the desktop image. Feel free to click a few different ones to try them out.</li>
<li>Now select Nature in the left pane. Then click any of its thumbnails to place a nature type picture on your desktop. Do the same for Abstract.</li>
<li>If you&#8217;d rather have a solid color desktop, select Solid Colors in the left pane, and select a color swatch from the right pane.</li>
<li>When satisfied with your choice, close the Preferences window.</li>
</ol>
<p>Of course, you can <b>turn any of your own photos or artwork into a desktop picture too</b>. Here&#8217;s how to do this:</p>
<ol>
<li>From the Apple menu, choose System Preferences.</li>
<li>In the window, click Desktop &amp; Screen Saver, then click the Desktop tab to display just the desktop preferences.</li>
<li>If you want to use a photo from your iPhoto Library, select Library in the left pane. Otherwise, select Choose Folder, navigate to and select the folder that contains your image, and click Choose. </li>
<li>In the right pane, click any thumbnail to place the image on the desktop.</li>
<li>Depending on the size of your chosen image, you can opt to tile or center it if it&#8217;s small. Note: Your image will look pixelated or have jagged edges if it&#8217;s too small. Or have the image fill the screen, or stretch to fill the screen. Just choose an item from the pop-up menu that appears above the thumbnails, the one next to the thumbnail of your current picture. </li>
</ol>
<p>You can also <b>have your Mac automatically change your desktop picture. </b>To do this:</p>
<ol>
<li>Select the &#8220;Change picture&#8221; checkbox. Note: This option is not available if you selected your iPhoto Library or an iPhoto picture roll.</li>
<li>From the Change picture pop-up menu, choose one of the intervals listed in the menu (such as every minute or every day—or choose every 5 seconds for a desktop slideshow).</li>
<li>Select the &#8220;Random order&#8221; checkbox if you want the images to appear at random. If it isn&#8217;t selected, your images will appear in alphabetical order by name.</li>
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