How to Add a Folder to Choose a Mac Screen Saver From

Click on the Apple menu., Click on System Preferences. , Click on Desktop & Screen Saver., Click on Screen Saver., Click on a screen saver style., Click on the "Source" drop-down menu., Click on "Choose Folder.", Click on the folder you'd like to...

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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 left of the preferences window. , It's near the top of the dialog box. , Choose the way you'd like your screen saver images to be displayed from the left pane of the dialog box. , It appears in the right pane of the dialog box. , ,, You've now added a folder from which you can choose screen saver images for your Mac.

    From this dialog box, you can also shuffle the order of the screen saver images, set the amount of time to elapse before the screen saver is activated, and set up hot corners to turn on the screen saver.
  3. Step 3: Click on Desktop & Screen Saver.

  4. Step 4: Click on Screen Saver.

  5. Step 5: Click on a screen saver style.

  6. Step 6: Click on the "Source" drop-down menu.

  7. Step 7: Click on "Choose Folder."

  8. Step 8: Click on the folder you'd like to use for background pictures.

  9. Step 9: Click on Choose.

Detailed Guide

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

, It's near the top left of the preferences window. , It's near the top of the dialog box. , Choose the way you'd like your screen saver images to be displayed from the left pane of the dialog box. , It appears in the right pane of the dialog box. , ,, You've now added a folder from which you can choose screen saver images for your Mac.

From this dialog box, you can also shuffle the order of the screen saver images, set the amount of time to elapse before the screen saver is activated, and set up hot corners to turn on the screen saver.

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