Customize Desktop

• Display settings : Start – ctrl panel – display - settings OR  rt click mouse – display modes for resolutions. 

• Change the look of window elements : Start – ctrl panel – display – appearance – advance button OR rt click - properties.  Select the choise of window, buttons, etc from the pull down menu and set the font etc. 

• Change your desktop fonts : On start – ctrl panel – display – “appearance” you have settings for fonts as normal, large or larger fonts.  On start – ctrl panel – display – settings – “advanced” you can set DPI for font.   

•  Turn your monitor off automatically : Start – ctrl panel – power options – “power schemes” tab you have “turn off monitor” option in which you can set the time for the monitor to switch off. 

• Set “shutdown” and “standby”:  start – ctrl panel – power options – “advanced” options contains the settings for shutdown (ask, standby, shutdown) and standby (ask, standby, shutdown). 

• Set or change a screen saver:  start – ctrl panel – display – screen saver tab OR rt click – properties – screen saver.  You can select a screen saver from the given options, you can browse for new options, you can set the settings for the saver and have an preview of it. 

• Change your desktop theme:  start – ctrl panel – display – themes OR rt click – properties – themes.  You can set a theme for the desktop.  Themes affect the overall look of your desktop, including the background, screen saver, icons, windows, mouse pointers, and sounds.   If more than one person uses a computer, each with his or her own user account, each person can choose a different theme. 
• Rename a desktop icon:  Rt click on the icon and “rename”  and type the name. 
• Put a shortcut on the desktop : click “my computer”.  Select the item (file/folder), then press the file menu and select “create shortcut”.  You can also create by dragging the item to the desktop region or any other visible place.  When a shortcut is deleted the original file remains as it is. 
• Use a picture as a desktop background:  when you are on the picture just rt click and select “set as desktop background” option.  Alternately you can rt click on the desktop and properties. Select desktop and browse the picture and press apply.