National Geographic Magazine

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Wallpaper

Zoom in on our photo gallery and decorate your desktop with the best from the Best of America.

Taking It Easy
Photograph by Sam Abell

Dancing cinders from a twilight fire cast a warm glow on Tim Brune’s face at the North Woods Club in New York’s Adirondack Mountains.

For Windows 95 or Higher
1.	Determine which size is appropriate for your monitor.
2.	Click the size you wish to download.
3.	After the image appears in your browser, click the right-hand button on your mouse.
4.	On the menu that pops up, select SET AS WALLPAPER

For Macintosh
1.	Determine which image size is appropriate for your monitor.
2.	Click the size you wish to download.
3.	After it appears in your browser, drag the image onto your desktop.
4.	From the Apple Menu (at the top left of your screen) select CONTROL PANELS, then DESKTOP PICTURES or APPEARANCE. (If the new window reads APPEARANCE, select the tab that reads DESKTOP.)
5.	If necessary, click REMOVE PICTURE to clear the current desktop picture.
6.	Click SELECT PICTURE or PLACE PICTURE, then locate and click the image file.
7.	Click OK or CHOOSE.
8.	Finally, click SET DESKTOP.