How to Make a Free Slideshow Screensaver

Many computer systems come preprogrammed with an assortment of screen savers. Still more screen savers can be downloaded from websites. If none that you have available appeal to you, most operating systems have the capacity for users to create their own slideshow screen savers using their own digital media. You can create a free slideshow screen saver by following a few steps.

Instructions

1. Click once on the Windows "Start" button and once on the "Control Panel" option. This will open the "Control Panel" in a separate window.

2. Choose the "Appearance and Personalization" link located near the right side of the "Control Panel" window.

3. Select the "Change screen saver" link under the "Personalization" heading. This action will open the "Screen Saver Settings" in a separate window.

4. Select the "Photos" option using the "Screen Saver" drop-down menu. Click once on the "Settings" button.

5. Select and edit pictures and other screen saver options in the "Photo Screen Saver Settings" window. Use the "Browse" to locate the folder from which the pictures will be used automatically on the screen saver. The "Theme" menu has a list of preformatted ways in which the selected pictures will enter and leave the screen saver. Use the "Speed" menu to select from three speeds at which the pictures on the screen saver will rotate. Click once on the "Save" button to save your screen saver selections.

References

• Windows Vista: Change screen saver