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Downloading Images
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Obtaining pictures from this web
site is simple. By clicking on the image (you may need to do this
once or twice depending where you start from), you will see a
page showing just the image and nothing else. This is the downloaded
image and is usually the free 640x480 sized image (members
have access to larger image sizes). It is then just a matter of
using your Internet browser to save the image. If you need them
detailed instructions follow below.
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Setting an image as desktop wallpaper
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Use one of two
methods. The first is to click the right mouse button on the
downloaded image and select the 'Set as Wallpaper' option instead
of 'Save Picture As..' (wording varies from browser to browser).
The second is to use the Windows Control Panel (a utility that
comes with Windows) and in the Display Control Panel set the
background to the image downloaded. Note that you need to download the image first.
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Using images as a screen saver
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I have stopped offering screen savers from this site - the files
sizes are very big, and I also found that a number of the free
programs that I used to create the screen savers came with adware
software (harmless but irritating).
It is possible to create you own screen savers - there is a lot
of software around that helps you do this. All that's needed are
the images you want to use. So if you want to do this, first download
from this site the images that you want to use.
It's possible to purchase 'do it yourself' screen savers from
computer stores. Alternatively an internet search for 'create
screen saver' yields alternative options. Although be careful
with this approach - not everything is really free - and use an
anti-virus utility to be safe.
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Fitting Images to your Display
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To start with note that all images are 640x480 or larger. If
you find that the image you downloaded is smaller (such as 400x300
or 133x100) then this means that you downloaded a preview or thumbnail
sized image instead.
If after downloading an image you find that you cannot see a
verse or that there is a blank border around the image then you
may want to re-size the image to fit your display. Here are some
solutions you could try:
- If you use a wallpaper or screen saver utility, look out for
an option to automatically scale the image to your display.
There is usually one.
- In most windows operating systems in display settings there
is usually an option to scale the image to the screen.
- Finally - you could change your display resolution. (I suppose
you could then say that your screen fits the image). You can
do this in the Windows Control Panel. Display Settings. TIP:
some people don't do this because the text size is reduced.
But there is a 'use large fonts' option that will make them
bigger again.
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| Microsoft Internet Explorer Download
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Use one of the following techniques from the image page:
- Press the right mouse button on the thumbnail. From the resulting
pop-up menu select Save Target As .... Now use the dialog
box to save the full sized image.
- Press the left mouse button on the thumbnail and the full
sized image will appear. Press the right mouse button on the
full sized image. From the resultant pop-up menu select Save
Picture As .... Now use the dialog box to save the full
sized image.
- Press the left mouse button on the thumbnail and the full
sized image will appear. Using the explorer menu at the top
select File and Save As .... Now use the dialog
box to save the full sized image.
Finally
note that everything that you see on the Internet resides in a
temporary area on your hard
disk. You can find out where as follows: using the menu select
Tools then Internet Options.... Select the General
tab, and in the 'Browsing History' area press the Settings
button. In the Temporary Internet files box is a path name. This
is where all web pages and pictures are kept on a temporary basis.
How long is up to you (or the browsers default settings).
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| Mozilla Firefox Download
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Use one of the following techniques from the image page:
- Press the right mouse button on the thumbnail. From
the resultant pop-up menu select Save Link As ....
Now use the dialog box to save the full sized image.
- Press the left mouse button on the thumbnail and the
full sized image will appear. Press the right mouse button
on the full sized image. From the resultant pop-up menu
select Save Image As .... Now use the dialog box
to save the full sized image.
- Press the left mouse button on the thumbnail and the full
sized image will appear. Using the explorer menu at the top
select File and Save Page As .... Now use the
dialog box to save the full sized image.
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