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This is a continuously changing pattern that appears on the screen during pauses in your work. 1 Move the pointer to an empty area of the desktop, then click the secondary button. The operating system displays the desktop shortcut menu. 2 Click Properties. Getting to Know the Windows ® XP Operating System Getting to Know the Windows ® XP Operating System Lesson 10: Changing the screen saver The operating system opens the Display Properties dialog box. Sample Display Properties dialog box 3 Click the Screen Saver tab. 4 Click the arrow beside the current option to open the screen saver list box. 5 Scroll through the screen saver options by clicking the scroll arrows in the list box. 6 Try a screen saver pattern by clicking a name in the list box. The operating system displays your selection in the monitor above the list box. Try several patterns. 7 To apply a pattern to your desktop, click Apply. 8 After you have chosen a screen saver pattern and applied it to your desktop, click OK. The operating system returns you to the desktop. You can view any object’s properties by clicking the object with the secondary button, then choosing Properties from the shortcut menu that appears. Getting to Know the Windows ® XP Operating System Getting to Know the Windows ® XP Operating System Lesson 11: Setting the date and time The next lesson explains how to set two other properties—the date and time. Lesson 11: Setting the date and time You initially set the computer’s date and time properties when you turned the computer on for the first time and set up the operating system. To change the date and time settings: 1 Click Start, then click Control Panel. 2 Click the Date, Time, Language, and Regional Options icon. 3 Click the Date and Time icon. The operating system displays the Date and Time Properties dialog box. Sample Date and Time Properties dialog box HINT: To open the Date and Time Properties dialog box more quickly, either click the time display on the taskbar with the secondary button, then click Adjust Date and Time, or double- click the time display. 4 Click the Date & Time tab and set the correct month, year, day, and time. Getting to Know the Windows ® XP Operating System Getting to Know the Windows ® XP Operating System Lesson 12: Removing objects from the desktop 5 Click the Time zone tab, then the drop-down list box and set your time zone. 6 Click OK. There is a third tab, Internet Time, which when selected allows you to have Windows® XP automatically synchronize your time. However, you need to be connected to the Internet for this function to work. Continue with the next lesson to finish cleaning up the desktop. Lesson 12: Removing objects from the desktop Earlier in this tutorial, you created a new icon on the desktop. Since everything you have done to this point has been just practice, you may want to return the desktop back to its original uncluttered state. This lesson explains how to remo...

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