Unit 2 Lesson 5

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• Unit 2Lesson 5
• Customizing the Desktop

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Objectives

• Apply a predefined theme to the desktop
• Change the Windows desktop background
• Use a graphic file as a desktop background
• Customize the icons on the desktop
• Clean up your desktop

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Changing Display Properties

• Themes tab
• Desktop tab
• Screen Saver tab
• Appearance tab
• Settings tab

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Customizing the Background

• Setting a Desktop Theme
• Quickly modify your desktop background

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Setting a Background Design
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Customizing the Iconson Your Desktop

• My Documents
• Personal folder to save files
• My Computer
• Displays the contents of your computer
• My Network Places
• Lists all computers on your network
• Internet Explorer
• Fast, personalized Web browser

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Customizing the Iconson Your Desktop
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Cleaning Up Your Desktop

• Desktop Shortcuts
• A Wizard helps you perform a task quickly and
  easily
• The Desktop Cleanup Wizard can check your desktop
  to see which desktop shortcuts you have not used
  during the previous 60 days

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Cleaning Up Your Desktop
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Setting an Active Desktop

• Active Desktop allows you to place a Web page on
  your desktop
• Stores Web page in an off line format
• Synchronize button

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Setting an Active Desktop
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Summary

• Apply a predefined theme to the desktop
• Change the Windows desktop background
• Use a graphic file as a desktop background
• Customize the icons on the desktop
• Clean up your desktop

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• Lesson 5 Complete