How to get desktop backgrounds or wallpapers online GNOME Documentation Project gnome-doc-list@gnome.org April Gonzales loonycookie@gmail.com Get a desktop background from the internet

Your system comes with many available wallpapers or desktop backgrounds; however, you may also download more from many sources online. To do this:

Visit a website that lists downloadable wallpapers for your desktop. One excellent source is GNOME-look.

Download the wallpaper you have selected and save it on your computer. To do this, simply right click on the picture and select the Save option.

To add the downloaded wallpaper to the available backgrounds in your system, select SystemPreferencesAppearance.

Select the Background tab and click on the Add button.

On the Add Wallpaper window, navigate to the location of the downloaded wallpaper. Click on the wallpaper to select it.

Click Open. This will automatically add the new wallpaper to your system's background selection. Your current desktop background will also be changed to the new picture.

You can drag and drop the picture into the Background tab to add it to the selection, instead of clicking Add.

You can use any picture for your desktop background; however, you may want to use pictures that are the right size for your desktop. Using a picture that is either too small or too big may not provide a very pleasing effect.