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<sect1 id="config-background">
<title>Background</title>
<para>
The background is the picture, pattern, or color shown on your
desktop. A lot of people use this as decoration on their
computer. The <application>Background Properties</application>
program configures your background settings.
</para>
<para>
Accessing the <application>Background Properties</application> can
be done two ways:
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
Right clicking on the background and left-clicking on
<guibutton>Change Desktop Background</guibutton>.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Opening the <application>Mate Control Center</application>
and double-clicking <guibutton>Background</guibutton>.
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</para>
<sect2 id="config-background-interface">
<title>The Background Properties Interface</title>
<para>
The top of the window shows you a small version of the selected
background. Below are boxes which let you select what mode your
background uses:
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term>Wallpaper</term>
<listitem>
<para>
Displays your wallpaper in its native form. You should
choose this if your wallpaper is of the exact dimensions
of your screen resolution.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>Centered</term>
<listitem>
<para>
Places your image directly in the center of your screen.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>Scaled</term>
<listitem>
<para>
Stretches your image, but keeps the aspect ratio. This
will keep your image from looking funny because it has
been stretched too much in one direction.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>Stretched</term>
<listitem>
<para>
Streches your image to fill your screen, regardless of
aspect ratio. This could distort your images.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>No Picture</term>
<listitem>
<para>
Doesn't use a graphic as the background, but uses colors
which are covered below.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</para>
<para>
Below the said buttons are options to configure the colors.
These only matter if you selected <guibutton>No
Picture</guibutton> or your image doesn't fill the whole
screen.
</para>
<para>
If your image doesn't take up the entire screen, you have the
option of how to color the outside of it. You can either choose
a vertical gradient, horizontal gradient, or a standard solid
color. If you choose a solid color, you select the color at
right by clicking on <guibutton>Color</guibutton>. If you pick
a gradient, you will have two options. Select the colors you
wish to do and your options will be made automatically.
</para>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="config-background-settingup">
<title>Setting Up a Background</title>
<para>
To configure a backgrond, choose one of the following steps:
<orderedlist numeration="arabic">
<listitem>
<para>
Drag and drop an image into the <guibutton>Picture
Box</guibutton> or click the button and select the image
through the <application>Mate File Selector</application>.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Select the mode which you wish to use. Changes are
applied automatically, so you can change quickly if you
aren't pleased with the results.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
If your image doesn't cover the entire monitor, select
your color settings. Otherwise, you can skip this step.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Click <guibutton>Close</guibutton> when through with your configuration.
</para>
</listitem>
</orderedlist>
</para>
</sect2>
</sect1>
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