D2 - Personalising Desktop

Ajay Jassi

Changing the wallpaper

• Mr Earl Atkinson's has his own business and wants his computer to reflect on his ice cream shop.

Changing wallpaper

1. Go to the control panel by going to the windows button then clicking on control panel.

2. Once that is opened go to the appearance and personalization option.

3. Then underneath the personalization tab click on change desktop wallpaper.

4. If an image is saved to the computer, you can browse for the folder that the image is in and select it to set as the wallpaper.

5. Choose the image and select it.

6. And then select save changes.

Changing screen resolution

• Screen resolution is important as it decides how big the icon, text and dimensions is. To make it look professional, its recommended to make it the highest resolution.

Changing screen resolution

1. Go to the control panel by going to the windows button then clicking on control panel.

2. Once that is opened go to the appearance and personalization option.

3. Then underneath the display tab click on adjust screen resolution.

4. Then choice the resolution size and click keep changes after a window pops up.

Changing Icon Size

• Changing the icon size makes it easier to view and quicker to access. It may also help people who are short sighted as they cant read small fonts.

1. Right click on the desktop.2. Go to the view option and change the icon size to

a preferable size.

Change to left hand mouse

• Mr Earl Atkinson is left handed therefore he will need to get the mouse set up to make it easier for him to use.

Changing to left hand mouse1. Go to the control panel

and search mouse in the search bar.

2. Click on change mouse settings.

3. Then click on switch primary and secondary buttons and click apply.

Changing screensaver

• Earl Atkinson wants to change his screensaver, so that it relates to his ice cream shop business.

1. Open the Control Panel.2. In the Control Panel double-click the ‘Display’ icon.3. In Display click the Screen Saver tab.4. Within the Screen Saver tab you change the

screensaver to another installed screensaver. Click the Settings button to make any addition changes to the properties of the screensaver, such as time, and resolution settings.

5. Finally, once you've changed your screensaver if you want to view how it will look click the ‘Preview’ button.