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→To set an image to desktop background
File:Desktop bg.png|Setting the desktop background
File:Desktop bg.png|Setting the desktop background
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* You can set an image as desktop background.
* You can set an image as desktop background.
* To do this, Open Image Viewer from Applications --> Graphics.
* To do this, Open Image Viewer from Applications --> Graphics.
* In the Image Viewer interface, Click on Image --> Open to open the image.
* In the Image Viewer interface, Click on Image --> Open to open the image.
* Click Image --> Set as Desktop Background.
* Click Image --> Set as Desktop Background.
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====Checking the image resolution====
====Checking the image resolution====
* It is sometimes required to know the size of image to resize it to some standard resolution. In such situation we can go to View-->Side Pane to see the image properties for any image. It will give you size and type of the image and other related information.
* It is sometimes required to know the size of image to resize it to some standard resolution. In such situation we can go to View-->Side Pane to see the image properties for any image. It will give you size and type of the image and other related information.
* Once you click on Side Pane the settings will preserve and will show you the properties for all the images that you open until you uncheck the option Side pane again for any image.
* Once you click on Side Pane the settings will preserve and will show you the properties for all the images that you open until you uncheck the option Side pane again for any image.
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====Saving the files and formats====
====Saving the files and formats====
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File:Imageviewer8.png|Save window
File:Imageviewer8.png|Save window
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We saw earlier that you could change the display option of the images. Once you have changed this, you can click on Image-->Save As and save it as a different file. You can also use the "save as" option to convert the image to a png or jpeg or bmp format through File > Save as option.
We saw earlier that you could change the display option of the images. Once you have changed this, you can click on Image-->Save As and save it as a different file. You can also use the "save as" option to convert the image to a png or jpeg or bmp format through File > Save as option.
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