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3Click the Background tab.
4Click a background picture in the Select a background picture or HTML 
document as Wallpaper
 list.
- OR -
Click 
Browse to select a background picture from another location.
5If you want the picture you chose to cover the entire screen, click the arrow 
button to open the 
Picture Display list, then click Tile.
6If the picture you chose does not cover the entire screen and you did not 
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Selecting a screen saver
You can use a screen saver to keep others from viewing your display while you 
are away from your computer. Windows supplies a variety of screen savers that 
you can choose from, and many more are available from the Internet and as 
commercial products.
To select a screen saver:
1In Windows XP, click Start, then click Control Panel. The Control Panel 
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4Click the arrow button to open the Screen Saver list, then click the screen 
saver you want. Windows previews the screen saver.
5If you want to customize the screen saver, click Settings, then make your 
changes
. If the Settings button is not available, you cannot customize the 
screen saver you selected.
6In Windows XP, if you want to display the Welcome (Login) screen 
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Changing the touchpad settings
You can adjust the double-click speed, pointer speed, left-hand or right-hand 
configuration, and other touchpad settings.
To change your touchpad settings:
1In Windows XP, click Start, then click Control Panel. The Control Panel 
window opens. If your Control Panel is in Category View, click 
Printers and 
Other Hardware
.
- OR -
In Windows 2000, click 
Start, Settings, then click Control Panel. The Control 
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Adding and modifying user 
accounts
In Windows XP, you can create and customize a user account for each person 
who uses your computer. You can also switch (change) user accounts without 
turning off your computer.
User account tips

If you want to create an account for someone, but you do not want that 
user to have full access to your computer, be sure to make that account 
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To switch user accounts in Windows XP:
1Click Start, then click Log Off. The Log Off Windows dialog box opens.
2Click Switch User. The Windows We l c o m e screen opens.
3Click the user account that you want to use. When you switch between 
user accounts, any programs that were running for the previous user 
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Networking Your
Computer
Connecting your home, small office, or home office 
computers lets you share drives, printers, and a single 
Internet connection among the connected computers.
Read this chapter to learn about:

Benefits of using a network in your home, small office, 
or home office

Types of network connections

Purchasing additional network equipment

Installing and configuring your notebook for Ethernet 
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Benefits of networking
A network lets you:

Share a single Internet connection

Share computer drives

Share peripheral devices

Stream audio and video files

Play multi-player games
Sharing a single Internet connection
Each computer that is connected to the network can share the same broadband 
connection or modem and telephone line and access the Internet at the same 
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Sharing peripheral devices
Each computer that is connected to the network can share the same peripheral 
devices, such as a printer. Select print from the computer you are currently using 
and your file is automatically printed on your printer no matter where it is 
located on your network.
Streaming audio and video files
With a network, you can store audio files (such as the popular .MP3 files) and 
video files on any networked computer, then play them on any...