Desktop Background Preferences
The desktop background is the image or color that is applied to your
desktop. You can open Desktop Background Preferences by right-clicking on the desktop and choosing , as well as from the -> menu.
You can customize the desktop background in the following ways:
Select an image for the desktop background. The image is superimposed
on the desktop background color. The desktop background color is visible if
you select a transparent image, or if the image does not cover the entire
desktop.
Select a color for the desktop background. You can select
a solid color, or create a gradient effect with two colors. A gradient effect
is a visual effect where one color blends gradually into another color.
Table 8.3, “Desktop Background Preferences” lists the background preferences
that you can modify.
Table 8.3. Desktop Background Preferences
Dialog Element |
Description |
Desktop Wallpaper
|
Choose an image from the list. Alternately, you can select
Add Wallpaper to choose any image on your computer. |
Style
|
To specify how to display the image, select one of the following
options from the Style drop-down list:
Centered: Displays the image in the middle
of the desktop. Fill Screen: Enlarges the image to cover
the desktop and maintains the relative dimensions of the image. Scaled: Enlarges the image until the
image meets the screen edges, and maintains the relative dimensions of the
image. Tiled: Enlarges the image until the image
meets the screen edges, and maintains the relative dimensions of the image. |
Add Wallpaper
|
Click on Add Wallpaper to browse for
an image on your computer. A standard file selector will be presented. Choose
the image you want and click Open.
|
Remove
|
Choose the Desktop Wallpaper that you want to remove,
then click Remove. This removes the image from the list of available wallpapers; however, it does not delete the image from your computer.
|
Desktop Colors
|
To specify a color scheme, use the options
in the Background Style drop-down list, and the color
selector buttons.
You can specify a color scheme in one of the
following ways:
-
Choose Solid color from the Background Style drop-down list to specify a single color for the
desktop background.
To choose the color that you require, click on the Color button. The Pick a Color dialog is displayed.
Choose a color, then click OK.
-
Choose Horizontal gradient from the Background Style drop-down list. This option creates a gradient
effect from the left screen edge to the right screen edge.
Click on the Left Color button to display the Pick a Color dialog. Choose the color that you want to appear at
the left edge.
Click on the Right Color button. Choose the color
that you want to appear at the right edge.
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Choose Vertical gradient from the Background Style drop-down list. This creates a gradient effect
from the top screen edge to the bottom screen edge.
Click on the Top Color button to display the Pick a Color dialog. Choose the color that you want to appear at
the top edge.
Click on the Bottom Color button. Choose the
color that you want to appear at the bottom edge.
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