Sys+Prefs+-+The+look

* NOTE: Sys Prefs is short for System Preferences You may want to change the look of your desktop and choose what happens when your computer goes to sleep or the screen saver comes on.


 * 1) Go up to the APPLE in the top left hand corner of the screen => click on SYSTEM PREFERENCES
 * 2) [[image:AppleSysPrefs.gif width="178" height="234"]]
 * 3) Now you will see this screen: This is where you are able to manage your computer. Come here for all the System things you want to change.
 * 4) [[image:SysPrefs.gif width="254" height="239"]]
 * 5) You can go to APPEARANCE and this will change some of the look of your FINDER WINDOWS.
 * 6) Instead, we are going to click on DESKTOP & SCREEN SAVER [[image:desktopappearanceicon.gif]]
 * 7) Now, you will see a window that looks like this: Here you can change the background picture, and your screen saver.
 * 8) [[image:Appreance1.gif width="373" height="294"]]
 * 9) You can see from this picture that the DESKTOP is chosen (because it is at the top and is highlighted in BLUE)
 * 10) You will notice in the top left hand side of this window the picture that is currently the desktop picture (a lovely snap out of the bus in New Zealand!)
 * 11) On the left you will see some pictures, and some folders. If you click on a picture (even one inside a folder), that will become your Desktop picture.
 * 12) In my picture above, you can see I have chosen some photos of New Zealand as my desktop picture. I then get the option at the bottom to change it every few minutes (or seconds) - in my case this isn't chosen.
 * 13) You WILL NOT have many options for photos when you first start using your Mac. Over time, as you put photos into your iPhoto library, they will become available here and you can use them as your desktop. Folders in iPhoto appear as folders here and you can use the whole folder and rotate through these pictures.
 * 14) Click on SCREEN SAVER at the top of the window and you will see the window change to this:
 * 15) [[image:Appearance2.gif width="284" height="196"]]
 * 16) You may use the built in folders for your screen saver, or again when you have photos in iPhoto, they will be available here.
 * 17) Have fun - Customise your desktop!
 * 18) When you are done, click on the RED button at the top of the window - this closes System Preferences