DO THE FOLLOWING TO CHANGE THE BACKGROUND OF YOUR DESKTOP:

 

1.  After right clicking and selecting Properties you will get a screen similar to the one below:

Image of the Display Properties Window
  1. Be sure you are on the Background tab at the top.
  1. On the left you can select a pattern and on the right you can select a wallpaper.  The wallpaper can either be tiled or centered on the display.  At this point, play around with your selections.  The image on the small monitor will change to show you what your selections will look like.
  1. You can add your own pictures to your wallpaper options by placing your image file in the Windows folder of your hard drive.  The image file must be a .bmp file type in order for Windows 95 to accept it. 

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