How do I change my background screen?

You can choose a picture for your desktop background or change the accent color for Start, the taskbar, and other items.

Select Start Settings  > Personalization. The preview window gives you a sneak peek of your changes as you make them.

  • In Background, you can select a picture or solid color, or create a slideshow of pictures.

  • In Colors, you can let Windows pull an accent color from your background, or choose your own color adventure. After you've selected an accent color, scroll down to indicate where you want to see the color show up. Or scroll up to Choose your mode and you can see whether your accent color looks better in a Dark or Light mode.

You can choose a picture worthy of gracing your desktop background, or you can change the accent color for Start, the taskbar, and other items.

Select Start

How do I change my background screen?
Settings > Personalization . The preview window gives you a sneak peek of your changes as you make them.

  • In Background, you can select a picture or solid color, or create a slideshow of pictures.

    How do I change my background screen?

  • In Colors, you can let Windows pull an accent color from your background, or choose your own color adventure.

    How do I change my background screen?

    After you've selected an accent color, scroll down to decide where you want to see the color show up, and whether it looks better in a dark or light setting.
    How do I change my background screen?

    The above screen shows the Dark setting.

You can personalize your Chromebook with a custom wallpaper for your desktop.

Note: If you use your Chromebook at work or school, your administrator might not let you change your wallpaper. If you can't change your wallpaper, contact your administrator for more help.

How do I change my background screen?

Choose a background wallpaper

  1. Right-click your desktop.
  2. Select Set wallpaper & style.
  3. Select Wallpaper.
  4. Select one of the images to set as your wallpaper. You can also select the wallpaper to change daily or refresh.
    • To choose a wallpaper with a light or dark theme, select Radiance.
    • To set a custom wallpaper with an image downloaded to your Chromebook, select My Images.
  5. To use a personal photo saved in your Google Photos account, select Google Photos.

Use the same wallpaper across multiple Chromebooks

  1. At the bottom right, select the time.
  2. Select Settings
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  3. In the "Accounts" section, select Sync and Google services.
  4. Select Manage what you sync.
  5. Choose what you want to sync. To use all the same settings, including wallpaper,on every Chromebook you sign in to, turn on Sync everything.

Change the screen saver background

  1. Right-click your desktop.
  2. Select Set wallpaper & style.
  3. Select Screensaver.
  4. To turn on the screen saver, on the right, select the switch. 
  5. Underneath “Screensaver animation,” select Feel the breeze or Float on by to have your photos displayed and animated within simulated frames. 
  6. To choose an album to set as your screen saver, select Google Photos or Art gallery.

Tip: If you turn on the screen saver, the display stays on while the device charges. Your Chromebook doesn't go to sleep.

Fix problems changing wallpapers

If you're having trouble setting your wallpaper, make sure the image is in a supported format (.png or .jpg).

If you use your Chromebook at work or school, your administrator might not let you change your wallpaper. If you can't change your wallpaper, contact your administrator for more help.

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