This presentation is about personalising a pc; to modify the wallpaper, screensaver and icon size. This document is part of my IT coursework*

1. D2 - Personalising Desktop
Ajay Jassi

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

3. Changing
wallpaper
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Go to the control panel by
going to the windows
button then clicking on
control panel.
Once that is opened go to
the appearance and
personalization option.
Then underneath the
personalization tab click
on change desktop
wallpaper.
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.
Choose the image and
select it.
And then select save
changes.

5. 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.

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Changing screen
resolution
Go to the control panel by going
to the windows button then
clicking on control panel.
Once that is opened go to the
appearance and personalization
option.
Then underneath the display
tab click on adjust screen
resolution.
Then choice the resolution size
and click keep changes after a
window pops up.

7. 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.

8. 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.

9. Changing to left hand mouse
1. 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.

10. 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.