By default, Windows and Mac systems provide you with a gallery of images to choose from. Other than the pre-installed backgrounds, your PC also allows you to change the background of your choice. You can select a photograph of your family or any picture you downloaded from the internet as your background. Follow this article to learn how to change your desktop backgrounds.
How to Change Desktop Background on Windows?
Before you change your desktop background, you may want to pick a high-quality image. You should pick an image that has a high resolution. Preferably the one that matches your monitor resolution or higher. A low-resolution image on your background may look pixelated and blur out.
Using Personalization Settings
Windows allows you to change your desktop’s background wallpaper to any image you like from the personalization settings. This section of Windows has all the features necessary to change your desktop’s visual settings. Here are the steps on how to do it: Here’re the detailed list of the options that you get on the dropdown list.
Set as Picture
This option lets you set a custom image as your background.
Set as Solid Color
This option lets you set a specific color as your background. Just click on the color which you want to set as your background. You can also click on the + icon to select a different shade than the ones listed.
Set as Slideshow
Selecting this option lets you set multiple images as your background. It will cycle through the selected images periodically.
Using ‘Set as Desktop Background’ Option
If you right-click on any image on your PC, you may notice the Set as desktop background option. This option will directly set that image as your background. However, this does not allow you to choose a fit. You will have to go to the personalize option to change it. This option can be helpful if you want to quickly set up a new wallpaper. These steps will guide you on how to do it:
Using Themes
Themes are generally a package that changes the whole appearance of your computer. It will change your background, including the color accent, which is the overall color of your system. However, it doesn’t necessarily mean you have to use the background that comes with the theme. Here’s how you do it:
How to Change Desktop Background on Mac?
The Mac OS has a feature to change the desktop background to whichever you want. You can pick an image provided by Apple or anyone available on your system. Like Windows, it also lets you choose between still images, slideshows, or a solid color. These steps will guide you on how to do it:
