IC3: Internet and Computing Core Certification Global Standard 4 Study Guide. Ciprian Adrian Rusen

the Size of the Items on Your Screen

      1. Click the Start button and then click Control Panel.

      2. Click Appearance And Personalization and then Display.

3. Change the size you want for the text and other items. You can choose Smaller, Medium, or Larger (Figure 1.27).

      4. Click Apply.

      5. You are asked to log off your computer to apply these changes. Make sure that you do not have any unsaved work and then click Log Off Now.

      6. Log back into Windows.

FIGURE 1.27 The Display window

      Customizing the Desktop Appearance

      Windows allows you to change the background image that is displayed on the screen as well as the general visuals and the sounds that are used through the operating system. To make things simpler and easier to manage, Microsoft uses the concept of themes in its Windows operating system. A theme is the collection of all the visual settings and sounds that are used by Windows: the Desktop background, the color used to display the user interface, the sounds that are played when messages are displayed, and the screensaver that is displayed when you have kept your computer turned on but you are not using it.

      For starters let's see how to change the Desktop background in Windows. Exercise 1.8 demonstrates everything you need to know.

      EXERCISE 1.8

      Changing the Desktop Background

      1. Click the Start button and then click Control Panel.

2. Click Appearance And Personalization and then Personalization (Figure 1.28).

3. Click Desktop Background and choose one of the available images (Figure 1.29).

      4. Set the picture position and then click Save Changes.

      5. Close the Personalization window in order to see the new Desktop background.

FIGURE 1.28 The Personalization window

FIGURE 1.29 The Desktop Background window

      Themes can also be changed from the Personalization window. They are displayed in the center of the window and are split into categories like My Themes, Aero Themes, and Basic And High Contrast Themes. Browse through the available themes and select the one that you want to apply. You will notice that each theme uses a different Desktop background, different visuals, and so on. When you have found a theme that you are happy with, close the Personalization window.