How to Remove and Size Wallpaper

You can remove or size your wallpaper quickly and easily.

Sizing and removing wallpaper is a very simple task that can be completed in the "Desktop" tab of the "Display Properties" of your computer. If you want to change the size of the wallpaper, you can do so by changing its position on the computer. Changing the size of the wallpaper by cropping and changing the resolution with a third-party program will not help because the picture will still be displayed as either in the form of "Tile," "Center," or "Stretch," and all those forms display the pictures in different sizes.

Instructions

Windows XP

1. Right-click the desktop of your computer and select the "Properties" option. This makes the "Display Properties" window appear.

2. Open the "Desktop" tab of the "Display Properties."

3. Scroll to the top of the list in the "Background" section and select the first option, which is "None," to remove the wallpaper.

4. Click either "Tile," "Center," or "Stretch" to change the size of the wallpaper.

Mac OS X

1. Go to the desktop and Control-click the screen. Choose "Change Desktop Background" in the menu that appears.

2. Select the "Desktop" tab. Select a folder on your computer that contains pictures that you would like to use as backgrounds. If you do not have any, select the "Apple Images" folder. Click on the picture to set it as your desktop background. If the picture is not big enough for the screen, you will receive a pop-up giving you options on what size you would like the wallpaper to be.

3. Click on the pop-up and select "Tile," "Center," "Stretch to fill screen" or "Fill screen" to change the size of the wallpaper. Click the "Solid Colors" folder in the "Collection" list and click the "Gray" color to remove the wallpaper.

References

• The-Perfect-Present: How to Change Desktop Wallpaper---Windows XP
• CustomGuide: Lesson 5-11: Adding Wallpaper to the Desktop