| Dear Computer Lady, | | | | 2. In the Display Properties window, click on the |
| Can you please tell me how to get my pictures on | | | | "Screen Saver" tab. |
| my computer as a screen saver? | | | | 3. On the Screen Saver page, click the drop down list |
| Thanks, Nancy | | | | under the picture and click on "My Pictures Slideshow" |
| Dear Nancy, | | | | to select it. |
| To get started setting up your pictures as a screen | | | | 4. With the My Pictures Slideshow selected, click on |
| saver, you need two things in place. First, you need | | | | the "Settings" button on the right. |
| to have your pictures stored on your hard drive, | | | | 5. On the screen saver options page, you can change |
| preferably in the "My Pictures" folder in XP, or the | | | | a few things like how often the pictures change, and |
| "Pictures" folder in Vista. The second thing you need | | | | how much of the screen they should fill. Halfway |
| is to have either Windows XP or Vista on your | | | | down the page, there is a section that says, "Use |
| computer since this won't work in Windows 98. | | | | pictures in this folder:" click the "Browse" button in |
| If you have everything in place, let's get started! | | | | that section. |
| 1. Open the Display properties window using one of | | | | 6. In the "Browse for Folder" window, click on the |
| the two following methods. a) Right click on a blank | | | | folder that contains the pictures you want to use in |
| spot on the desktop, and then click on "Properties" | | | | your screen saver. If you want to display all the |
| b) Click on "Start" then click on "Control Panel". In the | | | | pictures in all the folders in your "My Pictures" folder, |
| Control Panel window, click on "Appearance and | | | | just select the "My Pictures" folder. |
| Themes" and then click on "Display". | | | | 7. Click "OK" three times to save your changes. |