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Change theme 1. Click Start | Settings | Control Panel.
2. Double-click Desktop Themes.
3. Select theme from Theme drop-down list box.
4. Click Apply.
5. Close Desktop Themes window.		 N/A without special utilities 1. Right-click Desktop, select Properties.
2. Select Theme tab in the Display Properties Window.
3. Select theme from Theme drop-down list box.
4. Click Apply.
5. Close Display Properties window.		 1. Click Start | Control Center.
2. Click Appearance & Themes.
3. Click Theme Manager.
4. Select theme from list box.
5. Click Apply.
6. Close Control Center.		 1. Click Main Menu | GNOME Control Center.
2. Double-click Theme.
3. Select new theme from Theme list box.
4. Close Theme Preferences window.
5. Close GNOME Control Center.
Add theme 1. Click Start | Settings | Control Panel.
2. Double-click Desktop Themes.
3. Select Other from Theme drop-down list box.
4. Browse to find .Theme file.
5. Select theme and click Open.
6. Click Apply.
7. Close Desktop Themes window.		 N/A without special utilities 1. Right-click Desktop, select Properties.
2. Select Theme tab in the Display Properties Window.
3. Select Browse from Theme drop-down list box.
4. Find the .Theme file with the new theme you want in the Open Theme window.
5. Select .Theme file and click Open.
6. Click Apply.
7. Close Display Properties Window.		 1. Click Start | Control Center.
2. Click Appearance & Themes.
3. Click Theme Manager.
4. Click Add.
5. Select Theme from Add Theme window.
6. Click OK.
7. Click Apply.
8. Close Control Center.		 1. Click Main Menu | GNOME Control Center.
2. Double-click Theme.
3. Click Install Theme.
4. Enter path or Browse to new theme in Install New Theme window.
5. Click Install.
6. Select new theme from Theme list box.
7. Close Theme Preferences window.
8. Close GNOME Control Center.
Change background 1. Right-click Desktop, select Properties.
2. Select Desktop tab in the Display Properties Window.
3. Select background from the Background list box.
4. Choose Center, Tile, or Stretch from the Display drop-down list box.
5. Click Apply.
6. Close Display Properties window.		 1. Right-click Desktop, select Properties. 
2. Select Desktop tab in the Display Properties Window.
3. Select background from the Background list box.
4. Choose Center, Tile, or Stretch from the Picture Display drop-down list box.
5. Click Apply.
6. Close Display Properties window.
 1. Right-click Desktop, select Properties.
2. Select Desktop tab in the Display Properties Window.
3. Select background from the Background list box.
4. Choose Center, Tile, or Stretch from the Position drop-down list box.
5. Click Apply.
6. Close Display Properties window.
 1. Right-click Desktop, select Configure Desktop.
2. Click Background.
3. Make changes as necessary.
3a. Change solid color by selecting color from Color 1 and Color 2 drop-down list boxes.
3b. Set wallpaper by clicking Wallpaper tab and selecting file from Wallpaper drop-down list box.
3c. Click Advanced and set blending features from Blending drop-down list box to fade colors across screen.
4. Click OK.
 1. Right-click Desktop, select Change Desktop Background.
2. Click Select Picture.
3. Select filename for new background image.
4. Click OK.
5. Click Picture Options (Stretched, Centered, Etc).
6. Close Background Preferences window.
Change screen saver 1. Right-click Desktop, select Properties.
2. Select Screen Saver tab in the Display Properties Window.
3. Select screen saver from the Screen Saver drop-down list box.
4. Click Apply.
5. Close Display Properties window.		 1. Right-click Desktop, select Properties.
2. Select Screen Saver tab in the Display Properties Window.
3. Select screen saver from the Screen Saver drop-down list box.
4. Click Apply.
5. Close Display Properties window.		 1. Right-click Desktop, select Properties.
2. Select Screen Saver tab in the Display Properties Window.
3. Select screen saver from the Screen Saver drop-down list box.
4. Click Apply.
5. Close Display Properties window.		 1. Right-click Desktop, select Configure Desktop.
2. Click Screen Saver.
3. Select screen saver from Screen Saver list box.
4. Click OK.
 1. Click Main Menu | GNOME Control Center.
2. Double-click Screensaver.
3. Select type of screen saver to use from Mode list box.
3. Select screensaver(s) to use from Screen Saver list box.
4. Close Screensaver Preferences window.
5. Close GNOME Control Center.
Change screen saver settings 1. Right-click Desktop, select Properties.
2. Select Screen Saver tab in the Display Properties Window.
3. Select screen saver from the Screen Saver drop-down list box.
4. Scroll the delay time in the Wait spin box.
5. To password protect screen saver, select Password Protected check box.
6. Click Apply.
7. Close Display Properties window.		 1. Right-click Desktop, select Properties.
2. Select Screen Saver tab in the Display Properties Window.
3. Select screen saver from the Screen Saver drop-down list box.
4. Scroll the delay time in the Wait spin box.
5. To password protect screen saver, select Password Protected check box.
6. Click Apply.
7. Close Display Properties window.		 1. Right-click Desktop, select Properties.
2. Select Screen Saver tab in the Display Properties Window.
3. Select screen saver from the Screen Saver drop-down list box.
4. Scroll the delay time in the Wait spin box.
5. To password protect screen saver, select On Resume check box.
6. Click Apply.
7. Close Display Properties window.		 1. Right-click Desktop, select Configure Desktop.
2. Click Screen Saver.
3. Select screen saver from Screen Saver list box.
4. Make changes in Settings box.
5. Click OK.
 1. Click Main Menu | GNOME Control Center.
2. Double-click Screensaver.
3. Select type of screen saver to use from Mode list box.
4. Select screensaver(s) to use from Screen Saver list box.
5 . Change values in the Blank After, Cycle After, and Lock After spin boxes.
6 . Close Screensaver Preferences window.
7 . Close GNOME Control Center.
Change window scheme 1. Right-click Desktop, select Properties.
2. Select Appearance tab in the Display Properties Window.
3. Select window scheme from the Scheme drop-down list box.
4. Click Apply.
5. Close Display Properties window.		 1. Right-click Desktop, select Properties.
2. Select Appearance tab in the Display Properties Window.
3. Select window scheme from the Scheme drop-down list box.
4. Click Apply.
5. Close Display Properties window.		 1. Right-click Desktop, select Properties.
2. Select Appearance tab in the Display Properties Window.
3. Select window scheme from the Windows And Buttons drop-down list box.
4. Click Apply.
5. Close Display Properties window.		 1. Click Start | Control Center.
2. Click Appearance & Themes.
3. Click Style.
4. Select new style from Widget Style scroll box.
5. Click Apply.
6. Close Control Center.		 1. Click Main Menu | GNOME Control Center.
2. Double-click Theme.
3. Select new theme from Theme list box.
4. Click Details.
5. Click Window Border.
6. Select Border style.
7. Close Theme Details.
8. Close Theme Preferences window.
9. Close GNOME Control Center.
Change color scheme 1. Right-click Desktop, select Properties.
2. Select Appearance tab in the Display Properties Window.
3. Select window scheme from the Scheme drop-down list box.
4. Click Apply.
5. Close Display Properties window.		 1. Right-click Desktop, select Properties.
2. Select Appearance tab in the Display Properties Window.
3. Select window scheme from the Scheme drop-down list box.
4. Click Apply.
5. Close Display Properties window.		 1. Right-click Desktop, select Properties.
2. Select Appearance tab in the Display Properties Window.
3. Select color scheme from the Color Scheme drop-down list box.
4. Click Apply.
5. Close Display Properties window.		 1. Click Start | Control Center.
2. Click Appearance & Themes.
3. Click Color.
4. Select color scheme from Color Scheme list box.
5. Click Apply.
6. Close Control Center.		 1. Click Main Menu | GNOME Control Center.
2. Double-click Theme.
3. Select new theme from Theme list box.
4. Click Details.
5. Click Controls.
6. Select style.
7. Close Theme Details.
8. Close Theme Preferences window.
9. Close GNOME Control Center.
Change icon appearance 1. Right-click Desktop, select Properties.
2. Select Appearance tab in the Display Properties Window.
3. Select Icon from Item drop-down list box.
4. Change icon size in the Size spin box.
5. Select font for icon in the Font drop-down list box.
6. Select font size from Size drop-down list box.
7. Click OK.
8. Click Apply.
9. Close Display Properties window.		 1. Right-click Desktop, select Properties.
2. Select Appearance tab in the Display Properties Window.
3. Select Icon from Item drop-down list box.
4. Change icon size in the Size spin box.
5. Select font for icon in the Font drop-down list box.
6. Select font size from Size drop-down list box.
7. Click OK.
8. Click Apply.
9. Close Display Properties window.		 1. Right-click Desktop, select Properties.
2. Select Appearance tab in the Display Properties Window.
3. Click Advanced.
4. Select Icon from Item drop-down list box.
5. Change icon size in the Size spin box.
6. Select font for icon in the Font drop-down list box.
7. Select font size from Size drop-down list box.
8. Click OK.
9. Click Apply.
10. Close Display Properties window.		 1. Click Start | Control Center.
2. Click Appearance & Themes.
3. Click Icons.
4. Click Advanced tab.
5. Select new size from Size list box.
6. Click Apply.
7. Click Fonts.
8. Click Desktop Choose button.
9. Select font and font size, click OK.
10. Click Apply.
11. Close Control Center.		 1. Click Main Menu | GNOME Control Center.
2. Double-click Font.
3. Click Desktop Font.
4. Select font, font style and font size in Pick A Font window.
5. Click OK.
6. Click Close.
7 . Close Theme Details.
8 . Close Theme Preferences window.
9. Close GNOME Control Center.
Change icon on item 1. Right-click item on desktop.
2. Select Properties.
3. Click Change Icon.
4. Enter path name for new icon or icon program file in Look For Icons field.
5. Select icon in Current Icon box or enter path to new icon in File Name field.
6. Click OK.
7. Click Apply.
8. Close Properties window.		 1. Right-click item on desktop.
2. Select Properties.
3. Click Change Icon.
4. Enter path name for new icon or icon program file in Look For Icons field.
5. Select icon in Current Icon box or enter path to new icon in File Name field.
6. Click OK.
7. Click Apply.
8. Close Properties window.		 1. Right-click item on desktop.
2. Select Properties.
3. Click Change Icon.
4. Enter path name for new icon or icon program file in Look For Icons field.
5. Select icon in Select An Icon box.
6. Click OK.
7. Click Apply.
8. Close Properties window.		 1. Right-click item on desktop.
2. Select Properties.
3. Click Icon.
4. Select icon in Item Source box.
5. Click OK.
 1. Right-click item on desktop.
2. Select Properties.
3. Click Select Custom Icon.
4. Select icon in Select An Icon box
5. Click OK.
6 . Close Properties.
Change colors of windows 1. Right-click Desktop, select Properties.
2. Select Appearance tab in the Display Properties Window.
3. Select Item to change from Item drop-down list box.
4. Change color in the Color drop-down list box.
5. Click OK.
6. Click Apply.
7. Close Display Properties window.		 1. Right-click Desktop, select Properties.
2. Select Appearance tab in the Display Properties Window.
3. Select Item to change from Item drop-down list box.
4. Change color in the Color drop-down list box.
5. Click OK.
6. Click Apply.
7. Close Display Properties window.		 1. Right-click Desktop, select Properties.
2. Select Appearance tab in the Display Properties Window.
3. Click Advanced.
4. Select Item to change from Item drop-down list box.
5. Change color in the Color drop-down list box.
6. Click OK.
7. Click Apply.
8. Close Display Properties window.		 1. Click Start | Control Center.
2. Click Appearance & Themes.
3. Click Color.
4. Select item to change in Widget Color box.
5. Select new color in Widget Color box.
6. Click Apply.
7. Close Control Center.		 1. Click Main Menu | GNOME Control Center.
2. Double-click Theme.
3. Select new theme from Theme list box.
4. Click Details.
5. Click Controls.
6. Select style.
7. Close Theme Details.
8. Close Theme Preferences window.
9. Close GNOME Control Center.
Change fonts of windows 1. Right-click Desktop, select Properties.
2. Select Appearance tab in the Display Properties Window.
3. Select Item to change from Item drop-down list box.
4. Change font in the Font drop-down list box.
5. Click OK.
6. Click Apply.
7. Close Display Properties window.		 1. Right-click Desktop, select Properties.
2. Select Appearance tab in the Display Properties Window.
3. Select Item to change from Item drop-down list box.
4. Change font in the Font drop-down list box.
5. Click OK.
6. Click Apply.
7. Close Display Properties window.		 1. Right-click Desktop, select Properties.
2. Select Appearance tab in the Display Properties Window.
3. Click Advanced.
4. Select Item to change from Item drop-down list box.
5. Change font in the Font drop-down list box.
6. Click OK.
7. Click Apply.
8. Close Display Properties window.		 1. Click Start | Control Center.
2. Click Appearance & Themes.
3. Click Fonts.
4. Click Choose next to item you want to change font of.
5. Select new font and font size.
6. Click OK.
7. Click Apply.
8. Close Control Center.		 1. Click Main Menu | GNOME Control Center.
2. Double-click Font.
3. Click font type you want to change.
4. Select font, font style and font size in Pick A Font window.
5. Click Ok.
6 . Click Close.
7 . Close Theme Details.
8 . Close Theme Preferences window.
9 . Close GNOME Control Center.
Change screen resolution 1. Right-click Desktop, select Properties.
2. Select Settings tab in the Display Properties Window.
3. Scroll Screen Resolution slider to increase or decrease screen resolution.
4. Click OK when Windows asks if it's ok to change.
5. Click Yes to accept change.
6. Close Display Properties window.		 1. Right-click Desktop, select Properties.
2. Select Settings tab in the Display Properties Window.
3. Scroll Screen Resolution slider to increase or decrease screen resolution.
4. Click OK when Windows asks if it's ok to change.
5. Click Yes to accept change.
6. Close Display Properties window.		 1. Right-click Desktop, select Properties.
2. Select Settings tab in the Display Properties Window.
3. Scroll Screen Resolution slider to increase or decrease screen resolution.
4. Click Apply.
5. Close Display Properties window.		 1. Click Start | Control Center.
2. Click Appearance & Themes.
3. Click Desktop.
4. Click Size & Orientation.
5. Select new size from Screen Size drop-down list box.
6. Click Apply.
7. Click Accept Configuration if new size is acceptable.
8. Close Control Center.		 1. Click Main Menu | System | Configuration | Screen Resize & Rotate.
2. Select Screen Size.
3. Click Accept Configuration.
4. To preserve change for next login, logout and select Save This Configuration.
Change color depth 1. Right-click Desktop, select Properties.
2. Select Settings tab in the Display Properties Window.
3. Select color depth from Color drop-down list box.
4. Click OK to apply color without restarting.
5. Close Display Properties window.		 1. Right-click Desktop, select Properties.
2. Select Settings tab in the Display Properties Window.
3. Select color depth from Colors drop-down list box.
4. Click OK to apply color without restarting.
5. Close Display Properties window.		 1. Right-click Desktop, select Properties.
2. Select Settings tab in the Display Properties Window.
3. Select color depth from Color Quality drop-down list box.
4. Click Yes to accept changes.
5. Close Display Properties window.		 1. Open terminal window.
2. Type su - and press [Enter].
3. Enter root password.
4. Type xf86config and press [Enter].
5. Follow onscreen instructions to change mouse, keyboard, screen refesh, video card, and color depth.
6. Save changes.
7. Exit terminal window.
8. Restart Linux.		 1. Open terminal window.
2. Type su - and press [Enter].
3. Enter root password
4. Type xf86config and press [Enter].
5. Follow onscreen instructions to change mouse, keyboard, screen refesh, video card, and color depth.
6. Save changes.
7. Exit terminal window.
8. Restart Linux.
Change screen refresh rate N/A without special utilities 1. Right-click Desktop, select Properties.
2. Select Settings tab in the Display Properties Window.
3. Click Advanced.
4. Click Monitor Tab.
5. Select refresh rate from Refresh Frequency drop-down list box.
6. Click OK.
7. Click Apply.
8. Close Display Properties window.		 1. Right-click Desktop, select Properties.
2. Select Settings tab in the Display Properties Window.
3. Click Advanced.
4. Click Monitor Tab.
5. Select refresh rate from Screen Refresh Rate drop-down list box.
6. Click OK.
7. Click Apply.
8. Close Display Properties window.		 1. Click Start | Control Center.
2. Click Appearance & Themes.
3. Click Desktop.
4. Click Size & Orientation.
5. Select new rate from Refresh Rate drop-down list box.
6. Click Apply.
7. Click Accept Configuration if new size is acceptable.
8. Close Control Center.		 1. Click Main Menu | System | Configuration | Screen Resize & Rotate.
2. Select Refresh Rate.
3. Click Accept Configuration.
4. To preserve change for next login, logout and select Save This Configuration.
Change icon alignment 1. Right-click Desktop.
2. Select Arrange Icons By.
3. Select Auto-Arrange to make icons line up automatically or click choice representing how you want icons aligned.
 1. Right-click Desktop.
2. Select Arrange Icons By.
3. Select Auto-Arrange to make icons line up automatically or click choice representing how you want icons aligned.
 1. Right-click Desktop.
2. Select Arrange Icons By.
3. Select Auto-Arrange to make icons line up automatically or click choice representing how you want icons aligned.
 1. Right-click Desktop.
2. Select Icons.
3. Select Align To Grid to make icons line up automatically or click choice representing how you want icons aligned.
 1. Right-click Desktop.
2. Select Icons.
3. Select Align To Grid to make icons line up automatically or click choice representing how you want icons aligned.