Using screen saver skills in Win8

The screen saver from XP to the current Win8 has always been a very important and very personal feature. This document details the various ways to use the screen saver.

How to use a screen saver

A screen saver is a moving picture or pattern that appears when you have not used your mouse or keyboard for a certain period of time. On the screen of the computer. Screen savers are a great way to personalize your computer. (Win8 House: Win8e.com) Here are a few tasks that can be used to handle screen savers in Windows:

Opening the screen saver

When you open the screen saver, it will Added to unsaved topics.

Open “Screensaver settings by: swipe from the right edge of the screen to the middle, click "Search” (If you use the mouse, point to the top right corner of the screen, then point the pointer Move down, click “search”), enter “screensaver" in the search box, then click or click “set" and <;change screen saver”.

In the "Screensaver" list, click or click an option, then tap or click “OK”.

Tip: To stop the screen saver and return to the desktop, tap the screen, move the mouse or press any key.

Changing the Screen Saver

If you want to try a different screen saver, you can choose from multiple screen savers that come with Windows.

Open “Screensaver settings by: swipe from the right edge of the screen to the middle, click "Search” (If you use the mouse, point to the top right corner of the screen, then point the pointer Move down, click “search”), enter “screensaver" in the search box, then click or click “set" and <;change screen saver”.

In the "Screensaver" list, tap or click the screen saver you want to use, then tap or click “OK”.

Tip: To see how the screen saver looks, click or click “Preview” before clicking or clicking “OK". To end the screen saver preview, tap the screen, move the mouse or press any key, then tap or click “OK> to save your changes.

Turn off the screen saver

If you don't need a screen saver at all, you can turn it off.

Open “Screensaver settings by: swipe from the right edge of the screen to the middle, click "Search” (If you use the mouse, point to the top right corner of the screen, then point the pointer Move down, click “search”), enter “screensaver" in the search box, then click or click “set" and <;change screen saver”.

In the "Screensaver" list, click or click “(none)”, then tap or click “OK”.

Using your own photos as a screen saver

By selecting some photos for use in a slideshow, you can create a personalized screensaver.

Open “Screensaver settings by: swipe from the right edge of the screen to the middle, click "Search” (If you use the mouse, point to the top right corner of the screen, then point the pointer Move down, click “search”), enter “screensaver" in the search box, then click or click “set" and <;change screen saver”.

Under “Screensavers, click or click “Photos”.

To change one or more screen saver settings, tap or click “Set", and then do one or more of the following:

To specify as a screen To protect the photo of the program, click or click “Browse”, select the folder containing the photo you want to use, and then tap or click “OK”.

To change the slide show speed, tap or click the list next to “slide show speed”.

If you want to display your photos in random order, check the “Stop play pictures” checkbox.

Click or click “Save” to save your settings changes. Then click or click “OK“ in the <screensaver settings” dialog. (Win8 House: Win8e.com) Tips: Digital cameras or SLR photos can also be adjusted in advance and then set to screen saver.

Removing a screen saver from your computer

If you have a problem with the screen saver you installed, or if you know you won't be using it, you can uninstall it from your computer. (You cannot uninstall the screen saver that comes with Windows.)

Open “Screensaver settings by: swipe from the right edge of the screen to the middle, click "Search” (if using Mouse, point to the upper right corner of the screen, then move the pointer down, click “search”), enter “screen saver" in the search box, and then click or click “set" And <;Change the screen saver”.

Click or click the screen saver you want to delete, then tap or click “Uninstall”.