# 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 {{macbutton|Control Panels}} and click {{macbutton|Appearance}}.[[Image:Change Wallpaper in Classic Mac OS Step 1.png|center]]
# 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 {{macbutton|Control Panels}} and click {{macbutton|Appearance}}.<ref name="macos9">Pogue, D. (2000). ''Mac OS 9'' (pp. 53–57). Pogue Press.</ref>[[Image:Change Wallpaper in Classic Mac OS Step 1.png|center]]
# Click the Desktop tab. It's the fourth tab at top of window.[[Image:Change Wallpaper in Classic Mac OS Step 2.png|center]]
# Click the Desktop tab. It's the fourth tab at top of window.<ref name="macos9" />[[Image:Change Wallpaper in Classic Mac OS Step 2.png|center]]
# Select a pattern. Scroll through a list of patterns and select one you like. Click {{macbutton|Set Desktop}} to change the current wallpaper to the selected pattern.[[Image:Change Wallpaper in Classic Mac OS Step 3.png|center]]
# Select a pattern. Scroll through a list of patterns and select one you like. Click {{macbutton|Set Desktop}} to change the current wallpaper to the selected pattern.<ref name="macos9" />[[Image:Change Wallpaper in Classic Mac OS Step 3.png|center]]
# Set a picture as a wallpaper. Click {{macbutton|Place Picture...}}, then in the selection window, browse through the list of pictures, then select a picture and click {{macbutton|Open}}. Then click {{macbutton|Set Desktop}} to change the current wallpaper to the selected picture.[[Image:Change Wallpaper in Classic Mac OS Step 4.png|center]]
# Set a picture as a wallpaper. Click {{macbutton|Place Picture...}}, then in the selection window, browse through the list of pictures, then select a picture and click {{macbutton|Open}}. Then click {{macbutton|Set Desktop}} to change the current wallpaper to the selected picture.<ref name="macos9" />[[Image:Change Wallpaper in Classic Mac OS Step 4.png|center]]
#* You may want to adjust the position of the picture. Click the dropdown below {{macbutton|Remove Picture}} and choose one of the options:
#* You may want to adjust the position of the picture. Click the dropdown below {{macbutton|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.
#** '''Tile on Screen''' - This creates a tile of multiple pictures arranged horizontally and vertically. Recommended for pictures of 256x256 or less resolution.
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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.[1]File:Change Wallpaper in Classic Mac OS Step 1.png
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.[1]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
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.File:Change Wallpaper in Classic Mac OS Step 5.png
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
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
