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elements, a screen saver to use when the computer has been idle for a certain
period, as well as the sound effects to play when different events take place.
The easiest way to open the Personalization window (see Figure 1-8) for chang-
ing these settings is by right-clicking anywhere on the desktop background and
then choosing Personalize at the bottom of the shortcut menu that appears.
Figure 1-8
Note that you can also open this dialog box through the Control Panel
(Start➪Control Panel) by first clicking the Appearance and Personalization link
followed by the Personalization link, but this method requires a whole lot more
steps to do the same thing.
The options for customizing Windows 7 in the Personalization window include:
✓ Change Desktop Icons: Choosing this option opens the Desktop Icon
Settings dialog box where you can specify which desktop icons to display
on your desktop.
✓ Change Mouse Pointers: Clicking here opens the Mouse Properties dialog
box with the Pointers tab selected, where you can select a new mouse
pointer scheme — very helpful if you suffer a vision impairment that
makes it difficult to track the normal mouse pointer — as well as custom-
ize what icons are used in various pointing situations.
✓ Change Your Account Picture: Using this option opens the Change Your
Picture window, where you can select a new photo to represent you on the
Windows 7 Start menu.
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