USING A COMPUTER

4.3. Changing your computer settings

All the basic settings on your computer (desktop, date, time, etc.) can be changed in the Windows Settings  control panel:

Changing the desktop view

You can customise your desktop to make your work and entertainment experience more enjoyable. You can change the desktop background, the look and feel of icons, their layout, and turn on screen protection.

You can change the background by right-clicking on a blank area of the desktop and selecting Personalisation from the context menu.

Selecting Desktop Background will allow you to choose a photo from the sample sets for the background. You can make any image or photo stored on your computer the desktop background by right-clicking on it and then clicking Set as desktop background.

You can activate your screen saver by selecting Screen Saver . Expand the Screen Saver list and select one of the examples. Specify the time for the screen saver to start in the Wait  box. If the time is e.g. 1 minute, it will interfere with your work as you will see the screen saver if you do nothing for a minute, so it is best to choose 10 minutes or more so that the screen is hidden only when you leave the computer for a longer period of time.

Assignment. Change the desktop image on your computer, turn on a screensaver with a duration of 10 minutes.