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Wallpapers
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Click the size you would like to download:

Icon: smaller resolution800 x 600 pixels—best for smaller monitors
Icon: larger resolution1024 x 768 pixels—best for medium-size monitors
Icon: extra larger resolution1280 x 1024 pixels—best for larger/widescreen monitors
Corals, like this one in Micronesia called a gorgonian sea fan, are made up of tiny creatures called polyps. These polyps clump together, and over a long time they create large, connected colonies called reefs.
Photograph by Timothy G. Laman
HOW TO DOWNLOAD WALLPAPER
For Windows 95 and Higher
  1. Click the wallpaper size that fits your desktop.
  2. Once the image appears, right-click on it.
  3. Choose "SET AS WALLPAPER" or "SET AS BACKGROUND."
For Mac OS X
  1. Click the wallpaper size that fits your desktop.
  2. Once the image appears, drag it onto your desktop.
  3. Hold down the Control button on your keyboard and click on an empty area of your desktop.
  4. Choose CHANGE DESKTOP BACKGROUND.
  5. Click CHOOSE FOLDER.
  6. Choose DESKTOP. (Or, if you have saved the wallpaper in a different folder, choose that folder.)
  7. Click on the name of the wallpaper and click CHOOSE.
HOW TO DELETE WALLPAPER
For Windows Users (Internet Explorer)
  1. From your desktop, click the MY COMPUTER icon.
  2. Once the window opens, click the following folders, in this order: LOCAL DISK (usually the C: drive), DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS, YOUR USERNAME, APPLICATION DATA, MICROSOFT, INTERNET EXPLORER.
  3. In the INTERNET EXPLORER folder, delete the file called INTERNET EXPLORER WALLPAPER.BMP by right-clicking on it and choosing DELETE on the menu. Or you can simply hit the DELETE key on your keyboard.
  4. The wallpaper will remain visible on your desktop until you restart the computer. To delete from view without restarting, right-click anywhere on an empty part of the desktop and select PROPERTIES from the menu.
  5. Click the DESKTOP tab, select a different background, and click OK.
For Mac OS X
  1. Hold down the Control button on your keyboard and click on an empty area of your desktop.
  2. Choose CHANGE DESKTOP BACKGROUND.
  3. Choose a different image or background color.
  4. To remove the wallpaper permanently from your computer, locate the image on your hard drive and drag it to the trash.
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