TITLE
    Mac OS 8.5: Adding New Desktop Patterns
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9/8/98
4/7/00

TOPIC

    This article tells how to add new Desktop Patterns.


DISCUSSION

    The Appearance Manager supports Drag and Drop, much in the same manner as Desktop Pictures of Mac OS 8 and Desktop Patterns of Mac OS 7.6. Picture clipping files can be dragged into or out of the new Appearance control panel.

    Open the Appearance control panel of Mac OS 8.5 and select the Desktop tab of the Appearance window. If a Desktop Picture has been established, click on the reduced desktop image, then click "Remove Picture" to reveal the pattern underneath. By clicking on the desktop image to start a drag action, you can "drop" the pattern onto your Mac's desktop or a folder window to create a picture clipping file, titled the same as the pattern name.

    Click on the name of the new clipping file and append a " 2" to the name. Drag this picture clipping file back onto the reduced desktop image and a new pattern name appears in the scrolling list, same as the name before with the " 2" appended. Picture Clipping files acquired from other sources can be added this way too.

    Note: The Mac OS Help with Mac OS 8.5, has incorrect instructions for adding Desktop Patterns. Mac OS Help says to "drag a picture onto the scrolling list". It should say "drag a picture onto the reduced desktop image".

Document Information
Product Area: Mac OS System Software
Category: Mac OS 8.5
Sub Category: General OS Topics

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