1. Select the desired desktop wallpaper image.
2. Click on the proper sized image* you would like, ie. 1024x768.
3. A new window will open containing the wallpaper image; right-click on the image and choose "Set as Background" or "Set as Wallpaper." Enjoy!
4. If these two commands are not available, choose "Save Image As", then choose a file name and add ".jpg" (Save the image to your desktop so it is easy to find)
5. From the "Start" menu, go to "Settings>Control Panel>Display, then Background" and choose "Browse", go to "Desktop", then open the "jpg" file and click "OK."

* To find out the best resolution size for your monitor, right mouse-click on your desktop, select 'properties,' a pop window will appear; select 'settings' and note the dimensions in the section called "screen resolution."

Mac OS X

1. Select the desired desktop wallpaper image.
2. Click on the proper sized image size you would like, ie. 1024x768.
3. Right-click (or click and hold) on the image and save it to your machine.
4. Open your "System Preferences" found in your "Applications" folder.
5. Select "Desktop & Screen Saver" and select the "Desktop" tab.
6. Drag the image you downloaded to the square on the left just below the "Desktop" and "Screen Saver" tabs. Enjoy!

NOTE: If you put the image in your "Home:Pictures" folder, you can use the "Screen Saver" tab to select your "Pictures" folder to have your own animated screen saver.

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