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One way to diversify your desktop background is to select multiple alternate images. You can use wallpapers provided by Apple or your own images. This wikiHow teaches you how to set multiple photos as wallpaper on your Mac.
Steps
Using the Photos app (Photos)
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Click on an empty space on the desktop. Follow this method if you want the wallpaper to cycle through specific images selected from the camera roll. You need to create the folder first, so click an empty space on the desktop.
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Click File > New Fpder . The “File” option is on the left side of the top menu bar, while “New Fpder” is on the File drop-down menu.
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Name the new folder. The folder “untitled fpder” will appear on the desktop. If you want to rename a folder, you need to click on it, click File > Rename in the top menu bar. Now enter the new name in the text field and then press Enter .
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Open the Photos app. This app has a white square icon with a circular rainbow inside. You can find it in the Dock at the bottom of the screen.
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Click Library at the top in the left menu. Your entire photo library will appear.
- If you want to reduce the number of photos displayed, you can click on any category/album in the menu on the left.
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Select the photo that you want to set as wallpaper. To select a group of consecutive photos, click one photo, hold down Command + Shift , and then click another photo. All images between the two pictures you just clicked will be automatically selected. To select separate photos, click one photo, hold down the Command key, and then click the other picture you want.
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Drag and drop the image into the newly created folder. Click on one of the images in the selection and drag it to the folder you just created on the desktop. After you release the mouse button, the selected images will appear in the folder. [1] X Research Source
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Open System Preferences. This option has a gray square icon with a gear inside. You can find it in the Dock. Click to open system customization.
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Click Desktop & Screen Saver (Desktop & screensaver). This option has a light blue rectangle near the upper left corner of the System Preferences window.
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Drag the folder of pictures you created and drop it into the System Preferences window. Click the folder on the desktop, drag and drop it to the left menu on the System Preferences window. The folder will appear as a subcategory under the heading “Fpders” in the menu on the left.
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Check Change picture . Check the square button next to the Change picture option near the bottom of the window.
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Click the frequency menu to the right of the “Change picture” option. This drop-down menu includes how often the wallpaper can change, click to choose how often you want.
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Check Random order (Random order). This option is optional, if you want the images to appear in a random order, you can click the box next to the Random order option near the bottom of the window.
Using System Preferences
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Open System Preferences. This option has a gray square icon with a gear inside. You can find it in the Dock. Proceed to click to open the system customization section.
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Click Desktop & Screen Saver . This option has a light blue rectangle near the upper left corner of the System Preferences window. [2] X Research Source
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Select the location of the image you want to use.
- Click Apple in the left menu if you want to use Apple wallpapers.
- Click Photos in the left menu to use your photos. When Photos is selected, the wallpaper will cycle among all your photos in iCloud. If you want to narrow the selection, you can click on the category/album below the “Photos” section.
- You probably won’t see these categories unless you expand the Photos menu. Proceed by clicking the arrow to the left of the Photos section. Some subcategories are also expandable (for example, you can expand the “Albums” subcategory to click on specific photo albums).
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Check Change picture . After selecting a category in the menu on the left, click the square button next to the Change picture option near the bottom of the window. [3] X Research Sources
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Click the frequency menu to the right of the “Change picture” option. This drop-down menu includes how often the wallpaper can change, click to choose how often you want.
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Check Random order (optional). If you want the images to appear in a random order, you can click the box next to the Random order option near the bottom of the window.
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This article was co-written by Luigi Oppido. Luigi Oppido is the owner and operator of Pleasure Point Computers in Santa Cruz, CA. He has over 25 years of experience in general computer repair, data recovery, antivirus and upgrade.
One way to diversify your desktop background is to select multiple alternate images. You can use wallpapers provided by Apple or your own images. This wikiHow teaches you how to set multiple photos as wallpaper on your Mac.
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