Mac OS X Panther in a Nutshell, 2nd Edition

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Background Images

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Change my Desktop image?

System Preferences→Desktop & Screen Saver→Desktop

Control-click (right-click) on the Desktop itself and select Change Desktop Background from the context menu.

Applications→iPhoto→select an image from one of your photo libraries click on the Desktop icon at the bottom of the window

Have the pictures on my Desktop change automatically?

System Preferences→Desktop & Screen Saver→Desktop→click on the checkbox next to “Change picture” and select an interval from the pull-down menu

Use one of Mac OS 9’s background images for my Desktop instead of the ones that come with Mac OS X?

System Preferences→Desktop & Screen Saver→Desktop→Choose Folder. A Finder sheet slides down; use this to navigate to Mac OS 9 System FolderAppearanceDesktop Pictures. Then select one of the following folders, and click the Choose button: 3D Graphics, Convergency, Ensemble Photos, or Photos. The images in that directory appear as part of the Desktop Collection.

Add a new background pattern, making it available to all users?

Create or save the image to the /Library/Desktop Pictures folder.

Change the background of a Finder window to a different color or to an image?

FinderViewas Icons; then use View→Show View Options (-J); select either Color or Picture for the Background option