On the personalization page I have several images that I've downloaded for use as wallpaper. On that same page is a cryptic MS remark as to how clever they are about making these 'themes' easily used between wallpaper and screen-saver.
That said, I am baffled (not seeing any clear instruction) how one then tells an image that it wants to be used as a screen saver?
Mark
Hi Mark,
Are they perhaps referring to the ability to use the slideshow option to cycle through the various wallpapers?
Regards,
Golden
No--look at the sentence at the top. It infers that clicking on an image somehow magically makes creating a screen-saver from same with ease. Plus, at the bottom right (opposite the image you marked) is an icon for screen-saver that again doesn't seem to be helpful--or maybe I've just got to dumb spot for this thing ;-)!
Mark
Expanded, I cannot read the dialogue box from PooMan's direction but I tried that yesterday and here's how I got nowhere.
The 'named' images in the wall covering personalization page referred to earlier do not show up on the drop down window of SS names. There's an option that I think was some sort of Gallery and that didn't list my image names either. If there were a selection that simply linked to the images that appear as thumbnails on the wall covering personalization page all would be well (and intuitive).
Is this the sentence, I highlighted in this screenshot, that you are referring to?
Hiya pal. Are you talking about the circled bit at the top of the below pic. (click on the image to view full screen)
If you are then all it says that you can adjust all of the mentioned options from one place. All the relative options are available at the bottom of the window (circled). I know what they say isn't very clear but I think this is what they are on about
*edit oops soz you posted some more stuff while I was replying
Last edited by PooMan UK; 11 Mar 2011 at 09:26.
To simplify--
From the Screen Saver Settings dialogue, Screen Saver tab... how do I find--load those images that I've saved from the internet as wallpaper (not screen saver) and use them (if possible) as a screen saver?
Mark
P.S.
1. Is there a functional difference between a downloaded screen saver vs wallpaper image that disallows the two images being interchanged for use?
2. If I knew what directory 7 uses to place screensavers in can I just find an image I like, stick it in that dir and then load it somehow?
Take the wallpaper(from the internet) and name it and save it.
Go to you download section and look for that wallpaper. Then right click that image and "set as desktop background."
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