How to put a picture on the desktop?

When you turn on the computer, the first thing that appears on the screen is the desktop, which plays an important role for many users. Some put a favorite image of nature, and someone enjoys a splash screen that displays an interesting photo. But there passes any time and there is a desire to change it. Choose a picture for the desktop, as a rule, does not cause any difficulties, but that's how to install it - not everyone knows. In this article we will consider how to put a picture on the desktop.

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Windows XP

You can set a picture as a background in the Windows XP operating system in several ways. This action can be performed using the control panel or the properties of the screen.

Setting through the properties of the screen

How to put a picture on the desktop in the operating system Windows XP:

1. Right-click the computer mouse on any free space in the main window.
2. Select the "Properties" item, which is located in the context menu. It is here that you can configure the main number of external parameters of the system.
3. Go to the "Wallpaper" tab.
4. Click on the "Browse" button to upload your file.
5. Click on the appeared window with the location of the desired file.
6. When all parameters are configured, you must click on "Apply" button, after this procedure all new changes appear.

Important! Consider several recommendations, the use of which will help you to do everything correctly:

• If the file is too large or slightly smaller than the parameters of the main window, then the picture can be placed in the center or slightly stretched. To perform such actions, you need to use the "Location" tab.
• To change the color, go to the "Color" tab. The required color will be viewed behind the photo, and it can be viewed in the names of labels and icons on the main screen.

Installation from the control panel

In order to put the photo on the desktop through the control panel, it is necessary to perform the following actions:

1. Click on the "Start" button.
2. In the window that opens, select the "Control Panel" tab and then "Screen".
3. Next, go to the "Desktop" section.
4. Select a new one from the list of available standard photos.
5. When installing your picture, which is saved on your computer's hard drive, you need to click the "Browse" button and choose the place where it was placed.

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Windows 7 and Vista

Windows 7 and Vista operating systems provide several options for setting the background image of the main screen. To do this, you can use the control panel or personalization.

Installation via personalization

Consider how to install a photo in Windows 7:

• Right-click anywhere in the free space of the main window.
• Select the item "Personalization", which is located in the context menu.

Important! In the initial versions of the operating system Windows 7 there is no "Personalization" tab, so there is no possibility to change the default picture to another one.

• In the window that opens, you can adjust the photo settings and thus set the picture on the main screen, specifying the file for the screen saver.
• You need to go to the "Location", and configure the settings for the screen saver.
• Select a value for the main screen background: a solid color or a colorful picture.
• Click on the "Browse" button, set the photo on the display.
• In the window that appears, select the path to the corresponding file, click on it.
• To specify the filling option, go to "Filling".Where the value for the image is selected - you can place it in the center or stretch the photo.

Important! The Windows 7 operating system has much more features than the XP OS version.

Installing from the control panel

In order to put a picture on the desktop in Windows 7 and Vista in this way, it is necessary to perform the following actions:

1. Click on the "Start" button.
2. In the window that opens, select the "Control Panel" tab.
3. In the appeared menu of the control panel in the section "Management and personalization" launch the tab "Change the desktop wallpaper".
4. Choose a new photo from the standard background pictures that are located in the C: \ Windows \ Web \ Wallpaper directory.

Important! In case of installation from another directory, for example, own photos or pictures for the display, which are saved from the Internet network, you need to click the "Browse" button and specify the path to the image.

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Windows 8-10

Set the picture on the desktop in Windows 8-10 - not such a big problem. Consider the order of successive actions:

• Click on the "Start" button( Windows logo).
• Select the "Settings" tab.
• Click on the "Personalization" tab. At this point, you can adjust the photo settings, as well as change the color hue of all elements of the device.

Important! As changes are made, you can follow them with the help of the preview window.

• Go to the "Background" tab, specify a monochrome color or a colorful image for the main display background. There is also the possibility of creating a slide show of several photos.
• In the present section "Colors" you can independently determine the color scheme for a photo on your computer or laptop, or you can apply an automatically selected version of the operating system.
• Having made a choice of color scale of a photo, it is necessary to be defined with a placement.
• You also need to define a background theme - dark or light.

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Through the Windows registry

To change the picture on the desktop, using the Windows registry, you will have to perform the following actions:

• Click the "Start" button.
• In the search bar, create a regedit query and flip on the Enter button.
• If a User Account Control Request( UAC) appears, click "Yes".
• In the opened registry window, you must perform the following actions: HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Control Panel \ Desktop.
• Press twice on the left mouse button on the right side of the window on the "Wallpaper" key.
• Specify the full path to the corresponding photo( with the extension. bmp or. jpg).

Important! The file name must not contain spaces. If they are available, then you need to rename the name of the photo. If you do not use this recommendation, then only the black image will appear.

• Click the "OK" button.
• Close the opened Registry Editor window.

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Through the context menu

It is easy to change the photo on the desktop through the context menu of the picture. How to install the image:

1. Find the corresponding picture.
2. Right-click the file.
3. Select a tab from the context menu "Set as the background image of the desktop", click on this item.

Done, the device has a new background for the main display!

Important! Applying these actions, you can only install the picture. To fully configure all the settings, go to the section called "Personalization".

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Creating a slideshow from photos

To make photos not boring and constantly bring pleasure, you can design a slide show of several pictures. They will be automatically changed after a certain time interval. To create a slideshow on a desktop, you need to do the following:

• Right-click on any free space in the main window.
• Select from the context menu a section called "Personalization".
• Go to "Location" to adjust the image settings.
• Select the appropriate value for the photo.
• Click on the "Browse" button to set the desired set of photos as the main screen saver.
• In the window that appears, select the path to the required pictures.
• Select all the photos for the main screen saver.

Important! A quick method of selecting an image:

• If you want to select all the files in the specified folder, it's enough to use the Ctrl + A shortcut.
• If the files are not located nearby, you can select them by holding down the Ctrl key.
• When placing files one after another, you can select the first image, and then hold down the Shift key and click the last image from the list. With this procedure, all files that are located between the first and the last image are selected.

• Click on the "OK" button.
• Set the time interval for changing background pictures in the "Change image every. .." section.
• In order to change the photos not in order, but in a chaotic mode, you need to check the box "In random order".
• Click on the item "Save Changes".

Important! In Windows XP, there is no possibility to set a slide show for the main screen. This possibility is only present in the Windows operating system, starting with the seventh version.

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Mac OS

For the operation of laptops and tablets, not only the Windows operating system is used - computer devices can be equipped with other operating systems. For example, Apple for its devices uses the operating system Mac OS.Consider how to install a photo on the desktop in Mac OS:

• Applying a double touch, click on the touchpad.

Important! If the mouse is not factory, you must simultaneously hold the Ctrl key and click on the touchpad, or right-click.

• Go to the context menu and select the "Change desktop background" tab.
• In the tab "Desktop and screen saver" that opens, specify the image option.

Important! If you mark "solid color" on the left side of the "Apple" item, the main screen will be filled with one color. When specifying the "Pictures" section, the system prompts you to select the corresponding photo.

• If the necessary photo is in the "Image" folder, then it is enough to find it in the present list. If it is not available, then click on the "+" icon with the appropriate folder.

Important! When you specify the desired folder from external media - USB flash drive, external hard drive or SD card, after the procedure to disconnect them from the computer device, the main screen will automatically be replaced with the standard version. That's why it needs to be transferred to the internal hard drive of the device.

• If you need to change in automatic mode after a certain time interval, tick the box "Change image" and specify the required interval.

Important! In the second section of the "Desktop and screen saver" window, you can set the image settings. There you can specify how to display photos, the time at which they will appear, the source of the screensaver.

In this article we told you how to put a picture on your desktop. And how now to do it in a way - choose yourself.