Downloads
Desktop Wallpapers
To set any of the following images as your Desktop Wallpaper,
most users can simply click on the link for the image required,
right click on the image in the new window which opens and to click
on "Set as Background". For detailed instructions, see
below.
These are high quality images and hence some of them are quite large,
so please be patient while they load.
Please note that all of these images are copyrighted - please read
the note at the bottom of each site page and contact
us if you wish to reproduce any image.
These copyrighted desktop images are free for personal use but must
not be passed on or sold.
Installing Wallpaper - Windows (Internet Explorer and Netscape)
- Select the dimensions of the picture most appropriate for your
screen resolution. (Minimise your browser window and click with
the right mouse button on an empty space on your desktop. A pop-up
menu should appear. Select 'Properties'. A box will appear with
tabs across the top. Select the 'Settings' tab and on the right-hand
side of the box, it should say 'Desktop Area' and tell you how
big your screen is.)
- Open the picture by clicking on the link above and right click
on the image.
- Choose 'Set as Background' or 'Set as Wallpaper' from the menu
that appears.
Installing Wallpaper - Macintosh system 8.0 and above
- Select the dimensions of the picture to download for your screen
resolution. If in doubt, select the largest picture, as your Macintosh
will adjust the size of the image to fit your desktop.
- Click on the link to that image and hold down the mouse button.
Select 'Download Link to Disk' (Explorer) or 'Save Link as' (Netscape).
This will download the picture to your computer. Remember where
you save it!.
- Open the 'Appearance' control panel and click on the 'desktop'
tab. Then drag the newly downloaded picture onto the image of
the screen.
- Click on the 'Set Desktop' button and close the control panel.
Installing Wallpaper - Macintosh system 7.6 and below
- Select the dimensions of the picture to download for your screen
resolution. If in doubt, select the largest picture, as your Macintosh
will adjust the size of the image to fit your desktop. Click on
the link to that image and hold down the mouse button. Select
"Copy" (Explorer) or "Copy this Image" (Netscape)
from the menu that appears.
- Under the Apple menu, find the 'Control Panels' menu. From
this submenu, select 'Desktop Patterns'. The 'Desktop Patterns'
control panel will open.
- Under the 'Edit' menu at the top of your screen, select 'Paste'.
The picture should appear in your 'Desktop Patterns' control panel.
- Click the 'Set Desktop Pattern' button.
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