Last spring, my computer desktops (both home and
work) were covered with icons. I had tried organizing by putting selected items
in certain areas, but that never lasted very long. A Pretty Organized Desktop at iheart
organizing inspired me to research other organized desktops.
After finding great ideas and suggestions at
JenniferKeegin Dot Com and
The Ney Life, I created the following desktop wallpapers; the first for my work computer and the second for my home computer.
Some organized desktop wallpapers that I found were made with
Microsoft Paint and others with expensive photo software. However, knowing that
I just needed a photo to personalize my display, I chose to work with something
that I knew - Microsoft PowerPoint. Here are some of the wallpapers that I created
using Microsoft's backgrounds on a PowerPoint slide. You can download these
ready to use wallpapers and wallpapers that can be personalized by clicking here OR scroll down to see how to make your
own.
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Choose a color for your background
and add shapes with no fill. |
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| This was easily made by using shapes and text boxes. |
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These apple themed backgrounds were free, along
with many other backgrounds, at
Microsoft.com - just add category labels. |
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| Use favorite photos. |
To create your own organized desktop using Microsoft PowerPoint
- add a background to a PowerPoint slide - make sure that you are using the landscape orientation.
- Note that if this is going on a large screen (not a laptop), in PowerPoint, go to the Design tab and go to Page Setup. Under Slides sized for choose Ledger Paper.
- choose category labels
- select the font, font size, and font color
- save the PowerPoint as a JPEG
File Interchange Format
On your computer*
- go to Control Panel
- under Appearance and
Personalization choose Change Desktop Background
- find your saved background picture
- select Stretch under Picture Position
- save your changes and start
organizing your desktop!
* These instructions were written for those using a computer with Windows 7. On computers running other versions of Windows or on Apple computers, follow the instructions for personalizing your computer's wallpaper.
If you are using two monitors or a have added a second
monitor to your laptop, the new desktop screen will show exactly the same on
both monitors (Unless you have Windows 8).
I didn't want to see a second set of
labels so covered the second set with the Sticky Notes found on Microsoft Windows 7. I love having my "To Do list," blog ideas, and
other important things to remember on my desktop!
This system has kept my desktops organized for almost
four months. However, I do have one important warning. Items on your desktop can
be easily lost if your computer crashes. As with all files, make sure that you
back-up frequently!
Diana
© 2013
