Free desktop wallpaper
Please read conditions of use.
Click on a thumbnail for a desktop wallpaper 768 pixels high.
Click on a caption to read more about the image.
To set an image as desktop wallpaper:
- Apple Mac OSX: save the picture to a folder on your hard disk. If you already have a folder set up for desktop pictures save it there. From the Apple menu select System Preferences and then click on Desktop and Screen Saver. Click on Choose Folder and choose the folder to which you have saved the picture. In the drop-down dialogue pick Center. As they say in Germany, gesagt, getan.
- Windows (most versions): right-click on the picture and select Save as Wallpaper. It's probably as well to save it in another folder also, in case it gets overwritten next time you change your desktop wallpaper. To access the desktop settings, go to the desktop icon in the control panel, which is accessed from the startup menu. Select Center to position the image.
Notes on displaying desktop wallpaper
The reason for centering the images is that although all of them are full height, some of the images are not full width. Obviously they will not look so good if stretched. For images that do not fill the full width of your monitor, choose the background carefully - preferably a plain colour that echoes one of the colours in the image.
In Mac OSX you can set the desktop images to change from time to time automatically, from the Desktop and Screen Saver, so you can enjoy all my free wallpaper as you work.
Conditions of use
All images are copyright © Martin Dace 2005, 2006. The images designated for desktop wallpaper from the links on this page may be freely copied and distributed provided that the images are not altered in any way, and in particular that they retain the www.dace.co.uk logo, and provided that they are not distributed for commercial gain and provided that a similar condition including this condition be imposed upon any recipient. Web use requires a link back to my home page or to this page. Any other use requires my authorisation.
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