User:Xeverything11/sandbox/Change Wallpaper in Classic Mac OS

Steps

Mac OS 8.5 to 9.2.2

1. Open the Appearance window. Click the Apple icon at top-left corner, resembling a rainbow Apple icon on color Macs, or a black Apple icon on monochrome Macs. In the Apple menu, hover over Control Panels and click Appearance.

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2. Click the Desktop tab. It's the fourth tab at top of window.

   File:Change Wallpaper in Classic Mac OS Step 2.png

3. Select a pattern. Scroll through a list of patterns and select one you like. Click Set Desktop to change the current wallpaper to the selected pattern.

   File:Change Wallpaper in Classic Mac OS Step 3.png

4. Set a picture as a wallpaper. Click Place Picture..., then in the selection window, browse through the list of pictures, then select a picture and click Open. Then click Set Desktop to change the current wallpaper to the selected picture.

   File:Change Wallpaper in Classic Mac OS Step 4.png

   • You may want to adjust the position of the picture. Click the dropdown below Remove Picture and choose one of the options:
     • Tile on Screen - This creates a tile of multiple pictures arranged horizontally and vertically. Recommended for pictures of 256x256 or less resolution.
     • Center on Screen - This centers the picture.
     • Scale to Screen - This scales the picture to fit the screen.
     • Fill Screen - This stretches the picture to all sides to fill the screen.

Mac OS 8.0 to 8.1

1. Open the Desktop Pictures window. Click the Apple icon at top-left corner, resembling a rainbow Apple icon on color Macs, or a black Apple icon on monochrome Macs. In the Apple menu, hover over Control Panels and click Desktop Pictures.

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2. Scroll through a gallery of patterns. Use the scrollbar below pattern to scroll and select a pattern you like.

   File:Change Wallpaper in Classic Mac OS Step 6.png

3. Click Set Desktop. It's at bottom-right corner of the window. This will set your desired pattern as the wallpaper.

   File:Change Wallpaper in Classic Mac OS Step 7.png

4. Set a picture as a wallpaper. Click Picture tab at left and click Select Picture..., then in the selection window, browse through the list of pictures, then select a picture and click Open. Then click Set Desktop to change the current wallpaper to the selected picture.

   File:Change Wallpaper in Classic Mac OS Step 8.png

   • You may want to adjust the position of the picture. Click the dropdown to the left of Remove Picture and choose one of the options:
     • Tile on Screen - This creates a tile of multiple pictures arranged horizontally and vertically. Recommended for pictures of 256x256 or less resolution.
     • Center on Screen - This centers the picture.
     • Scale to Screen - This scales the picture to fit the screen.
     • Fill Screen - This stretches the picture to all sides to fill the screen.

System 7.5 to Mac OS 7.6.1

1. Open the Desktop Patterns window. Click the Apple icon at top-left corner, resembling a rainbow Apple icon on color Macs, or a black Apple icon on monochrome Macs. In the Apple menu, hover over Control Panels and click Desktop Patterns.

   File:Change Wallpaper in Classic Mac OS Step 9.png

2. Scroll through a gallery of patterns. Use the scrollbar below pattern to scroll and select a pattern you like.

   File:Change Wallpaper in Classic Mac OS Step 10.png

3. Click Set Desktop Pattern. It's at bottom-right corner of the window. This will set your desired pattern as the wallpaper.

   File:Change Wallpaper in Classic Mac OS Step 11.png

System 7.0 to 7.1.2

1. Open the Control Panels window. Click the Apple icon at top-left corner, resembling a rainbow Apple icon on color Macs, or a black Apple icon on monochrome Macs. In the Apple menu, click Control Panels.

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2. Open the General Controls window. The options are sorted alphabetically, so click on the General Controls option at the middle of the window.

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3. Draw your own pattern. Use the mouse to draw in the 8x8 square grid in top-left corner.

   File:Change Wallpaper in Classic Mac OS Step 14.png

   • If you have a color Mac, use the palette below "Desktop Patterns" to draw with different colors. Double-click on a color to customize the color.
4. Set the pattern as wallpaper. Click on the preview to the right of 8x8 square grid to select a wallpaper.

   File:Change Wallpaper in Classic Mac OS Step 15.png

5. Choose an existing pattern. Click on the white box just above the preview, to the right of the grid to cycle through patterns. Click on preview to set as wallpaper.

   File:Change Wallpaper in Classic Mac OS Step 16.png

System 6.0.8 and earlier

1. Open the Control Panels window. Click the Apple icon at top-left corner, resembling a rainbow Apple icon on color Macs, or a black Apple icon on monochrome Macs. In the Apple menu, click Control Panels.

   File:Change Wallpaper in Classic Mac OS Step 17.png

2. Draw your own pattern. Use the mouse to draw in the 8x8 square grid in top-left corner (System 3.0-6.0.8) or bottom (System 1.0-2.1).

   File:Change Wallpaper in Classic Mac OS Step 18.png

   • If you have a color Mac running System 6.0 or later, use the palette below "Desktop Patterns" to draw with different colors. Double-click on a color to customize the color.
3. Set the pattern as wallpaper. Click on the preview to the right of 8x8 square grid to select a wallpaper.

   File:Change Wallpaper in Classic Mac OS Step 19.png

4. Choose an existing pattern. Click on the white box just above the preview, to the right of the grid to cycle through patterns. Click on preview to set as wallpaper.

   File:Change Wallpaper in Classic Mac OS Step 20.png