Nature Wallpaper Desktop Configuration Tips
Facts and Questions
If you need help with your computer - adjusting your desktop photos and text size - you don't have to call an expert or mortgage you house. You've come to the right place for free answers!
All our desktop images can be used on PC or Mac and below you'll find assistance for both computers, as well as several different operating systems and browsers.
How do I set images as my desktop wallpaper?
A reminder will be listed in each gallery, but basically here's how to do it:
Windows
- Allow the photo to load fully (click image to enlarge on Vista)
- Right-click (ctl-click Mac) on the image
- Select "Set As Wallpaper" or "Use image as desktop picture"(Mac) from the fly-out menu
- Click Back when finished
Mac - OS X
There are two ways, the easiest is first:
- Allow the photo to load fully and then click image to enlarge
- Right-click (ctl-click) on the image
- Select "Use image as desktop picture" from the fly-out menu
- Click Back when finished
To save images for later use you can download them this way:
- Ctl-click (or right-click if you have reconfigured your mouse) and select Save image to "Downloads"
- Save to Download folder (see instructions for creating a handy Download folder if you do not already have one)
- From the Apple menu (or from your Dock at bottom), select System Preferences, and then "Desktop and Screen Saver"
- Select Choose Folder in window on left to go to your desktop Download folder, and select photo in window on right
*Once you search for and use the Download folder it will appear in the list with Choose Folder and you can go directly to it.
* Short Cut - This should work for all the above: right-click (ctl-click) on empty space on the desktop, from the fly out menu select Properties (XP), Personalize (Vista), or Change Desktop Background (Mac) and continue.
I can't find my resolution!
If you don't see your exact resolution, select the closest one and stretch, center or tile images on your screen. Here's how to do it:
Windows 98/ME/2000
First we need to talk about why you would still have these versions (especially Windows 98! and gawd forbid ME!)
- Click Start > Control Panel > Display Properties > Background tab
- From memory, you should have options such as stretch or center, try these. If it doesn't work, it must be those operating systems, ha!
Windows XP
Follow steps above above steps, only your tab says Desktop, select to center, stretch or tile.
Vista
- Open Control Panel, select Personalize > Desktop Background
Mac
- From the Apple menu (or from your Dock at bottom), select System Preferences, and then "Desktop and Screen Saver," your choices are Fill, Stretch, Tile and Center.
* Short Cut - This should work for all the above: right-click (ctl-click) on empty space on the desktop, from the fly out menu select Properties (XP), Personalize (Vista), or Change Desktop Background (Mac) and continue.
How can I reuse the images from Free-naturewallpaper.com ?
You can always come back to our site to change your desktop photo as many times as you wish. But if you really want to store the images, you can, but don't do this with everything you find on the internet, or you will fill up your drive unnecessarily. When you use "Set as Background" the photo is saved to a file many layers down in your file system that is usually hidden. So, when you find a photo you like, instead of right-clicking to "Set as Background," you'll save it to a location that you can easily get to.
- First right-click the image you like, select "save image as" or it will say some variation of that, select a location (it is a good idea to create a new folder on your desktop called Download for things you download from the internet. See download folder instructions).
- Follow above instructions My picture doesn't fit! to get to your desktop properties (personalize) and click browse to find the location where you stored your free wallpaper image.
How to create a download folder
If you are new to computers, surfing the web or you just aren't very organized, you may not know how creating a Download folder on your desktop will make your life easier. This folder can be in your Documents/My Documents or on the desktop. Newer operating systems may have this folder already made for you, so check these areas to see if it is there. Whenever you download a patch, picture or anything (safe) from the internet you should always click the browse button before downloading the item, so you can place it in your download folder. This way you'll always know where it is.
- Right-click on empty space on your desktop, select New > Folder
- Name the folder Download (type over the highlighted text)
How to create a screen saver
To create a screen saver from your favorite Free Wallpapers photos, create a folder in your computer in My Pictures (Windows XP) or Pictures (Mac) and call it Free Wallpapers. Then as you find photos you like on our site, right-click/Ctl+click and save them to this new folder you created. To create a theme on your desktop, make a folder for each category that you like: Flowers, Animals, Landscapes, etc.
Windows XP
XP allows you to select the top level folder of My Pictures for your screen saver, so you cannot select just the photos from our site.
- Right-click on the desktop, and then click Properties.
- Click the Screen Saver tab, and under Screen saver drop-down list select My Pictures Slideshow. And click Ok.
- Right- click the desktop and click personalize.
- Select Screen Saver
- In the Screen saver drop down list, select Photos and click the Settings button.
- Click the "Use pictures and videos from:" radio button. Then click Browse and locate the Free Wallpapers folder.
- From here you can select the theme and speed.
- Open System Preferences from the Apple menu.
- Select Desktop & Screen Saver.
- In the list available select Choose Folder.
- Navigate to your Free Wallpapers folder.
Windows Vista
Mac
We encourage you to use our nature images for your own website or blog as graphics or banner image. The images on this site are a wonderful resource for the graphic artists, web designers, teachers and students. They are free of charge, though they are copyrighted (© wwwFree-NatureWallpaper.com) and may not be claimed as your own. We only ask that you give credit for the photo you use and link back to the category page of the image you use. Just highlight and copy the address above in your browser, using the subject in your link text. For example: If you are using one of our flower images, please use the word "flower" in your text link.