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10 171 Customizing Your Notebook This chapter provides information about customizing your notebook by changing settings in Windows. Read this chapter to learn how to: ■Change screen and display settings ■Change the background and screen saver ■Adjust the touchpad settings ■Add, change, and switch user accounts in Windows XP
172 Chapter 10: Customizing Your Notebook www.gateway.com Adjusting the screen and desktop settings Adjusting the color depth and screen area are two of the most basic display settings you may need to change. You can also adjust settings such as the screen background and screen saver. Adjusting the color depth Color depth is the number of colors your screen displays. Various image types require various color depths for optimum appearance. For example, simple color drawings may appear adequately in 256 colors while color photographs need millions of colors to be displayed with optimum quality. Windows lets you choose from several color depth settings. We recommend that you use the 32-bit True Color setting at all times. If the color in your images seems “false” or “jumpy,” especially after you have played a game or run a video-intensive program, check the color depth setting and return it to 32-bit True Color, if necessary. To change the color depth: 1In Windows XP, click Start, then click Control Panel. The Control Panel window opens. If your Control Panel is in Category View, click Appearance and Themes. - OR - In Windows 2000, click Start, Settings, then click Control Panel. The Control Panel window opens. 2Click/Double-click the Display icon. The Display Properties dialog box opens.
173 Adjusting the screen and desktop settings www.gateway.com 3Click the Settings tab. 4Click the arrow button to open the Color quality or Colors list, then click the color depth you want. 5To save your changes in Windows XP, click OK, then click Yes. - OR - To save your changes in Windows 2000, click OK, then click OK again. Help and SupportFor more information about adjusting display settings in Windows XP, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type the keyword changing display settings in the Help and Support Search box , then click the arrow.
174 Chapter 10: Customizing Your Notebook www.gateway.com Adjusting the screen resolution You can increase the screen resolution to fit more icons on your desktop, or you can decrease the resolution to make reading the display easier. The higher the resolution, the smaller individual components of the screen (such as icons and menu bars) appear. To adjust the screen resolution: 1In Windows XP, click Start, then click Control Panel. The Control Panel window opens. If your Control Panel is in Category View, click Appearance and Themes. - OR - In Windows 2000, click Start, Settings, then click Control Panel. The Control Panel window opens. 2Click/Double-click the Display icon. The Display Properties dialog box opens. 3Click the Settings tab.
175 Adjusting the screen and desktop settings www.gateway.com 4Drag the Screen resolution or Screen area slider to the size you prefer. 5To save your changes in Windows XP, click OK, then click Yes. - OR - To save your changes in Windows 2000, click OK, then click OK again. Changing the colors on your Windows desktop You can change the colors of Windows desktop items, such as the background color and dialog box title bars. To change desktop colors in Windows XP: 1Click Start, then click Control Panel. The Control Panel window opens. If your Control Panel is in Category View, click Appearance and Themes. 2Click/Double-click the Display icon. The Display Properties dialog box opens. Help and SupportFor more information about adjusting screen resolution in Windows XP, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type the keyword changing screen resolution in the Help and Support Search box , then click the arrow.
176 Chapter 10: Customizing Your Notebook www.gateway.com 3Click the Appearance tab. 4Click the arrow button to open the Color scheme list, click the color scheme you want, then click OK. The new colors appear on your desktop. - OR - If you want to create a new color scheme as part of a desktop theme: aClick Advanced. The Advanced Appearance dialog box opens. bClick the arrow button to open the Item list, then click the item you want to change. cChange the color or font settings for the item. dClick OK, then click the Themes tab. eClick Save As, type a name for the new theme, then click OK twice. The new colors appear on your desktop.
177 Adjusting the screen and desktop settings www.gateway.com To change desktop colors in Windows 2000: 1Click Start, Settings, then click Control Panel. The Control Panel window opens. 2Double-click the Display icon. The Display Properties dialog box opens. 3Click the Appearance tab. 4If you want to apply one of Windows’ color schemes, click the arrow button to open the Scheme list, click the scheme you want, then clickOK. The new scheme appears on your desktop. - OR - If you want to create a new color scheme: aClick the arrow button to open the Item list, then click the item you want to change. bChange the color or font settings for the item. cClick Save As, type a name for the new scheme, then click OK. dClick OK again. The new colors appear on your desktop.
178 Chapter 10: Customizing Your Notebook www.gateway.com Changing the desktop background In Windows XP, you can change the Windows desktop background picture. Windows provides several backgrounds, or you can use pictures that you have created or retrieved from other sources. In Windows 2000, you can change the Windows desktop background to a picture or an HTML document. Windows provides several background pictures. You can also use pictures or HTML documents that you have created or retrieved from other sources. To change the desktop background in Windows XP: 1Click Start, then click Control Panel. The Control Panel window opens. If your Control Panel is in Category View, click Appearance and Themes. 2Click/Double-click the Display icon. The Display Properties dialog box opens. 3Click the Desktop tab.
179 Adjusting the screen and desktop settings www.gateway.com 4Click a background picture in the Background 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 Position list, then click Stretch or Tile. 6If the picture you chose does not cover the entire screen and you did not choose to stretch or tile the image in Step 5, you can change the solid color behind the picture by clicking the arrow button to open the Color list, then clicking a color. 7Click OK. To change the desktop background in Windows 2000: 1Click Start, Settings, then click Control Panel. The Control Panel window opens. 2Double-click the Display icon. The Display Properties dialog box opens. Help and SupportFor more information about changing the desktop background in Windows XP, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type the keyword changing desktop background in the Help and Support Search box , then click the arrow.
180 Chapter 10: Customizing Your Notebook www.gateway.com 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 choose to tile the image in Step 5, you can change the solid color behind the picture by clicking Pattern, clicking a pattern in the Pattern list, then clicking OK. 7Click OK.