How to Add a Folder to Choose a Mac Desktop Background From

Click on the Apple menu., Click on System Preferences. , Click on Desktop & Screen Saver., Click on +., Click on the folder you'd like to use for background pictures. , Click on Choose.

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Step-by-Step Guide

  1. Step 1: Click on the Apple menu.

    It's the black, apple-shaped icon in the upper-left of your screen.
  2. Step 2: Click on System Preferences.

    , It's near the top of the preferences window. , It's beneath the pane on the left side of the dialog box that contains the list of folders and desktop pictures. ,, You've now added a folder from which you can choose background photos for your Mac.

    To select a particular photo, click on the new folder
    -- it appears in the left pane of the dialog box, now
    -- and the select the individual image in the right pane of the box.
  3. Step 3: Click on Desktop & Screen Saver.

  4. Step 4: Click on +.

  5. Step 5: Click on the folder you'd like to use for background pictures.

  6. Step 6: Click on Choose.

Detailed Guide

It's the black, apple-shaped icon in the upper-left of your screen.

, It's near the top of the preferences window. , It's beneath the pane on the left side of the dialog box that contains the list of folders and desktop pictures. ,, You've now added a folder from which you can choose background photos for your Mac.

To select a particular photo, click on the new folder
-- it appears in the left pane of the dialog box, now
-- and the select the individual image in the right pane of the box.

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