Beginners FAQ:Look and Feel (Rev #3, changes)

Showing changes from revision #2 to #3: Added | Removed | Changed

Q: How do I change the Screen Resolution?
A1: Look for the Display icon in the IconBar at the bottom right of the screen. Click it once with the left mouse button. Now select your desired resolution. See A2 if it is not contained in this menu.
A2: Open !Configure from the PinBoard (Desktop). (Desktop), Look or for by double-clicking on !Boot. Click on the ‘Screen’ settings icon and in click them once with the left Configuration mouse window. button. From there select your monitor desired type, color depth and resolution (it defaults to “Native”) and press colour depth, then click on Set Try . You will be given a 15 10 second delay to confirm your settings, or they will be reset to the previous values.

Q: How do I set up a screen saver?
A: Open !Configure from the PinBoard (Desktop). Look for the ‘Screen’ settings icon in the Configuration window and click them on once it. with the left mouse button. From there select your desired screen saver and press click onSet or (orTry to try it first. first).

Q: How do I change the desktop wallpaper?
A: Open Click !Configure from the PinBoard middle (Desktop). mouse Search button for on the ‘PinBoard’ desktop icon background and to display the Pinboard menu, then click it on once. “Configure”. If you want a texture or a single color colour background you can set this right now. If you want some other background image ( JPWG JPEG ) then open the folder that contains that image and drop it into the box right next to ‘Custom Image’. You will see your new wallpaper (backdrop) there. Click onTry to try out your new settings, then click on Set if you are happy with them.

Q: How do I change the Icon icon theme? size?
A: Click the middle mouse button on a directory display and move the mouse onto the arrow to the right of ‘Display’ on the menu. This will display a sub-menu, allowing you to select ‘Large icons’ or ‘Small icons’: this will change the setting for your current session only. If you want to make a permanent change, open !Configure and click on the Filer icon in the Configuration window. In the section titled ‘Directory displays’ click on the menu button to the right of ‘Display objects as’ and choose ‘Large icons’ or ‘Small icons’ as desired, then click on Set.

Q: How do I change the window theme?
A: Open !Configure from the PinBoard (Desktop) then click on “Theme” in the Configuration window. Tick the box labelled ‘Load extra theme resources on startup’ (if it isn’t already ticked) and then click on the menu icon to the right of the theme name. This will display a list of themes, which you can preview by moving the mouse pointer to the right of the theme. Click on the theme name to choose it, then click on Set.

Q: How do I change / disable the window textures?
A: To disable the window textures, open !Configure from the PinBoard (Desktop). Search for the ‘Windows’ ‘Theme’ icon and click it once. Un-tick the option ‘Textured window backgrounds’. backgrounds’ There and are click some on more handy options you can play with.Set.

Q: Can I change the mouse cursor?
A: Not easily, no. Applications can – obviously – do so, but an explanation of how that is done is outside the scope of a beginner’s FAQ.