March 16, 2023
This is the SUPER EASY WAY to create desktop wallpaper. Why? To organize your desktop icons into categories and make them easier to find.
Your Story of Desktop Wallpaper
Desktop wallpaper. See if I know your story…
It’s possible this word has never even been mentioned. You got your computer, the icons were there, maybe more were added, but that’s all. You probably don’t say “icons” anyway.
What’s on your monitor is the background that was chosen for you, and it’s fine.
At some point you heard the word (desktop wallpaper) but it was not relevant. Your wallpaper was like the contractor paint on the walls of your home. It was just there.
Then you started to think about it…
In the very first stage of bravery, you wanted a different color, so you figured out how to change the color from blue to green, or pink, or something else. And you were so proud. I know I was.
Then, you found out you could save a photograph as a desktop wallpaper, just like on your phone. It’s a big day, right?
Well, guess what?
You can actually create your own background — from a photo, a combination of photos, or more — the possibilities are endless.
And it’s not hard. At all.
Why Create Your Own Desktop Wallpaper?
Let me remind you why: To organize your icons.
To group them by categories and make them easier to find.
For instance:
- For a home computer, you might have icons for your finances/budget, for church, for work, for school, even for recipes. Then you might even divide them further.
- Or you might work for different clients and create groups of icons for each of those.
- Maybe several people use the same computer, so they each get their own group.
With all those starting thoughts in mind, imagine if your computer home screen actually had “zones” you could see, and you could slide the icons to those zones.
That’s all we’re talking about — creating a background that looks like little corrals for all your various programs and files.
But of course there’s something else:
Your computer screen becomes kind of like a piece of artwork. Something beautiful instead of strictly utilitarian.
So even if you don’t want to arrange your icons into groups, you can still create a photo background if you want.
I just think the combination of the beautiful image plus the “blank” areas for the icons make it nice.
How to Create Your Own Desktop Wallpaper The SUPER EASY WAY
Why is it super easy? Because you probably already have everything you need. We’re gonna open up Powerpoint, drag a few things around, and make your very own background with images and colors you love.
Here’s the sequence:
- Make a “slide” in PowerPoint.
- Save it as a picture.
- Then save that picture as your desktop wallpaper.
- Finally, position your icons over their “zone” to organize.
That’s it. Seriously.
The most time-consuming part is making the slide in PowerPoint.
The beauty of PowerPoint is this:
- The shape is perfect. The slide is shaped just like a computer monitor.
- The “editability” of slides in Powerpoint makes it very user friendly. (Editability: I think that’s a word.)
- All the tools you need are right there in the program.
Scared you won’t be able to?
I’ll tell you exactly how to create a slide in PowerPoint.
I’ll show you how to bring in the shapes and images.
I’ll show you how to add the text you need.
I’ll show you step by step how to get your new pretty picture saved as your monitor background.
If that’s not enough, I’ll show you a LOT of other things.
You can use them, or not.
I don’t want to be coy and mysterious — these are some of the things you’ll learn:
- I’ll give you some tips to edit photos and create objects in PowerPoint.
- I’ll show you how to match colors, how to layer text and images.
- There’s even a way to get your cute memojis from your phone to your desktop.
- Powerpoint actually helps you remove the background from photos easily and for no money.
- You’ll find out how to find beautiful photos online that are free.
- And if that’s still not enough, I’ll actually give you several desktop wallpapers you can use without creating anything at all!
That last one, #6, means you don’t have to create anything if you don’t want to.
But I think you do.
You know why?
Because you and I can do some things we didn’t know we could do.
And I’m excited about it.
Click here (or on the image below) to watch the tutorial.
You’ll get a new “tab” to watch it in, and you’ll want to click “Slideshow” to view it. Use your keyboard arrows to move forward through the slides.
Once you’ve gone through the process, you can easily do it again.
How to Use PowerPoint for More than Desktop Wallpaper
If using PowerPoint has intimidated you, fear no more. You’ll find out it is very user friendly, and can do some really helpful and even amazing things.
For instance, would you like to remove the background in a photograph? PowerPoint can do that. It was PowerPoint that showed me how to easily use the eyedropper tool to match colors. Until then, I just didn’t know what the term meant.
I’ll show you all this and more in a really fun presentation.
And here’s what I think: You’ll find out that PowerPoint can join your “favorite tool list” right up there with the change-head screwdriver, Command hooks, and Velcro.
You’ll reach for it more often when you’ve made friends with it.
How do you like these examples?
What’s the harm in just looking at the presentation?
Remember: You’ll find out about a dozen things you can do in PowerPoint that may come in handy even if you don’t use it to create desktop wallpaper.
Click here: Watch The Presentation.
Here’s what I’d say if we were really on the porch:
The video is just something to watch. There’s no demand for you to do anything. There’s no progression to master before you see the next slide. You can watch it all the way to the end without having to do a thing.
It’s presented in simple terms, steps are easy to understand, and you’re bound to see something that interests you. Especially toward the end, when I throw in a few fun things I discovered in the process!
Are you thinking… mmmm… maybe….?
Then you’re a tiny bit curious.
Will it be entertaining? (Yes) Or helpful? (Yes) Or encouraging? (Yes)
If you watch the first 5-10 slides and you don’t like it, you can stop. No hard feelings.
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