How to Create a Holiday Desktop

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Open Paint (or any equivalent to Paint).

   that you are making the desktop background for.
   
   This can include filling in green in the empty spaces between pictures for St.
   
   Patrick's Day, or typing in "Happy Hanukkah" in the middle of your Hanukkah collage. , Don't forget to add in your favorite holiday movie, or the lyrics to your current favorite song.
   
   This is yours and yours alone! You can even copy and paste your own pictures from a picture file on your computer. ,,,,, , Enjoy your brand-new, all-you desktop background!
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   Step 2: Open the Internet

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   Step 3: to a search engine with a good Image Search.

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   Step 4: Type in the Image search box what you're looking for

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   Step 5: for instance

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   Step 6: "Christmas" or "Summer" or "Pumpkins".

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   Step 7: Copy and paste the pictures onto Paint in a creative collage of colors

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   Step 8: pictures

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   Step 9: and drawings that symbolize the holiday

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    Step 10: occasion

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    Step 11: Be creative!

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    Step 12: Save the collage on your computer.

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    Step 13: Go to the File menu

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    Step 14: and select "Set as background" for either tile or center (this requires personal preference).

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    Step 15: If you would like your new background to be in the "Stretch" position

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    Step 16: right-click on your desktop where there are no icons and select "Properties".

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    Step 17: At the top of the window

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    Step 18: click on the "Desktop" tab.

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    Step 19: Click the drop-down arrow under "Position" and select "Stretch."

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    Step 20: Voila!

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