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 www.gnome-look.org.

Select from one of the many wallpapers available.

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

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

Select the Background tab.

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 image. You can also drag and drop the image into the window to add it to the selection

Click Close.

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