The wallpaper is sometimes referred to as the desktop background. This is the image or color that you see on the desktop below all of your application windows. In this movie, we'll see how to change the wallpaper to one of your own pictures or to a solid color of your choosing.
- [Narrator] Here's one more thing that you're probably…going to want to customize on your desktop,…and that's the wallpaper.…The wallpaper is the background image…on the bottom your desktop.…In this case you can see that I just have a flat blue color.…But you're probably going to want to pick out a picture…to put on your background.…You'll spend a lot of time looking at this image,…so make it a good one.…There are a couple of ways to get to the screen…where you can change your desktop wallpaper.…One would be to just right click anywhere…on an empty desktop…and then choose this option that says,…change desktop backgroud,…or of course we can go into system preferences,…then to this option labeled desktop and screen saver.…
Now I do wanna mention desktop and screen saver…are two different things.…Though sometimes I hear people say screen saver…when they actually mean the desktop.…The screen saver is that thing that will pop up…on your screen if you leave the computer unattended.…It's usually some sort of animation.…
Author
Nick Brazzi
Released
9/20/2016- Setting up an Apple ID or iCloud account
- Browsing folders with Finder
- Creating, copying, moving, and renaming files and folders
- Organizing your desktop
- Using Siri on the desktop
- Launching and quitting applications from the Dock
- Saving and searching
- Browsing the web with Safari
- Working with Mail, Contacts, and Calendar
- Communicating with iMessage, Messages, and FaceTime
- Using iTunes, QuickTime, Photos, Maps, and other bundled apps
- Installing applications from the App Store
- Sharing over a network
- Backing up and restoring files
Skill Level Intermediate
Duration
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Introduction
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Welcome1m 7s
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Using the exercise files5m 36s
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1. Getting Started
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Connecting to the Internet7m 52s
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2. Finder: The Mac Filing Cabinet
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Browsing through folders8m 5s
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3. Desktop: The Basic Working Environment
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4. The Dock, Launchpad, and Mission Control: Launching and Managing Applications
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Working with multiple displays10m 21s
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5. Saving and Searching
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6. Browsing the Web with Safari
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Downloading files6m 20s
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Saving passwords4m 32s
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7. Working with Mail, Contacts, and Calendars
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8. Instant Messages, Video and Audio Chats, and Phone Calls
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9. Other Bundled Apps
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Photos8m 58s
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Searching photos4m 12s
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Organizing photos10m 44s
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Maps10m 11s
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iTunes8m 36s
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QuickTime7m 17s
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Notes9m 34s
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Reminders5m 58s
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10. Notifications Center
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Working with Notifications6m 48s
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11. Installing Applications
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Setting up a printer4m 29s
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12. Siri
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Setup4m 39s
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Pin search results3m 27s
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13. Sharing with Networks
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14. Backing Up and Restoring
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Backing up manually4m 8s
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Conclusion
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Next steps53s
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