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<p>You can change the image used on your desktop background, or set
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it to a simple color or gradient.</p>
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<p>Right click on the desktop and select <gui>Change Desktop Background</gui>.</p>
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<item><p>Right click on the desktop and select <gui>Change Desktop Background</gui>.</p></item>
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<item><p>Select an image or color. The settings are applied immediately.
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<link xref="shell-workspaces-switch">Switch to an empty workspace</link>
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to view your entire desktop.</p></item>
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<p>There are three choices in the drop-down list on the left.</p>
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<item><p>You can choose to use one of the many professional
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background images that ship with Ubuntu. With the exception of the default wallpaper
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and the astronomy set, all of the shipped wallpapers were created by winners of a Community
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Wallpaper Contest.</p></item>
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<item><p>Instead of a picture, you can show a solid color. Select the blank picture in the top left of the
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background chooser. Then choose a color with the selector button in the bottom right corner.</p></item>
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<item><p>You can also just show a horizontal or vertical gradiant. Select
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the blank picture in the top left of the background chooser. Then, select the gradiant
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direction you want in the <gui>Colors</gui> dropdown. Color selector buttons will appear
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in the bottom right corner.</p></item>
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<item><p>You can also browse for any picture on your computer by clicking
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the <gui>Add</gui> button. Any picture you add this way will show up
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in the background chooser. You can remove it from the list
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by selecting it and clicking the <gui>Remove</gui> button.</p></item>
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<item><p>Select <gui>Wallpapers</gui> to use one of the many professional
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background images that ship with Ubuntu. With the exception of the Ubuntu wallpaper,
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all of the default wallpaper choices were created by winners of a Community
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Wallpaper Contest.</p>
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<p>Some wallpapers are partially
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transparent and allow a background color to show through. For these
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wallpapers, there will be a color selector button in the bottom right.</p></item>
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<item><p>Select <gui>Pictures Folder</gui> to use one of your own photos
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from your Pictures folder. Most photo management applications
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store photos there.</p></item>
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<item><p>You can also select <gui>Colors & Gradients</gui> to just
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use a flat color or a linear gradient. Color selector buttons will appear
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in the bottom right corner.</p></item>
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<p>Select an image. The settings are applied immediately.
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<link xref="shell-workspaces-switch">Switch to an empty workspace</link>
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to view your entire desktop.</p>
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<p>You can also browse for any picture on your computer by clicking
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the <gui>+</gui> button. Any picture you add this way will show up
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under <gui>Pictures Folder</gui>. You can remove it from the list
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by selecting it and clicking the <gui>-</gui> button.</p>