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Customizing the Windows Desktop Continued

NOTE: Since the Settings tab could really screw up the display, and this tutorial is for the beginner, I will not discuss the settings here since the average user doesn't need to change any of those settings. Again, it's your computer and you're the one who will be spending time looking at the screen.  Customizing the way the screen looks doesn't affect the way the computer works, so feel free to change any of the setting to your personal preference.

The Appearance tab allows you to change colors, fonts, etc., for all the different screen elements. You can change the setting so you can see the changes.  If you're using Windows XP and have a flat panel monitor, I'd suggest you click here for a link to Microsoft to automatically optimize the screen settings.

  
   

You can also experiment with changing icon sizes and text effects.  One thing I'll suggest here is, BEFORE you start making changes, click here for information on how to set a system restore point.  If you get things all hosed up, you can just do a restore and then you don't need to panic trying to figure out what you did wrong.

  

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