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BBC Wiltshire wallpaper

Bored with your desktop? Want to brighten up your day? Fancy the idea of gazing out over the Wiltshire countryside? No problem!

With our exclusive BBC Wiltshire wallpaper you can redecorate your workspace at the push of the button... and when you get bored with your chosen image just come back to our image store and pick up a new roll of Wiltshire wallpaper!

Installing your wallpaper is easy - just follow the instructions below. The images we have chosen are saved at a higher quality than normal and so may take a little longer to download.

And if you'd like to submit a picture to the BBC Wiltshire wallpaper store, just attach your high quality jpegs to an email*addressed to BBC Wiltshire.

*E-mail your images to BBC Wiltshire. Formats can include JPGs, GIFs and TIFs. We can also work with PSDs and BMPs. Alternatively send copies to: BBC Wiltshire, Broadcasting House, Swindon, SN1 3RW and enclose a stamped addressed envelope if you would like your prints returned.

All images are © BBC Wiltshire. Read our Terms & Conditions here.

Wallpaper image

St John's Church, Devizes
(1024x768)

St John's Church, Devizes
(800x600)
Wallpaper image

Sunset over Salisbury Plain
(1024x768)

Sunset over Salisbury Plain
(800x600)
Wallpaper image

Cowslips
(1024x768)

Cowslips
(800x600)
Wallpaper image

Morgan's Hill
(1024x768)

Morgan's Hill
(800x600)
Wallpaper image

Kennet and Avon Canal
(1024x768)

Kennet and Avon Canal
(800x600)
Wallpaper image

Marlborough Downs
(1024x768)

Marlborough Downs
(800x600)

Installing Wallpaper Windows

Windows

1. Find out how big your screen is. Shrink your browser window and click with the right mouse button on an empty piece of desktop. A pop-up menu should appear. Select 'Properties'. A box will appear with tabs across the top. Select the 'Settings' tab and on the right-hand side of the box, it should say 'Desktop Area' and tell you how big your screen resolution is.

2. Come back to this webpage. Click on the PC link above that is the same size as your screen. For screens bigger than 800x600 use the 1024x768 option. The picture should now load in your browser.

3. Click on the picture with your right mouse button and a menu will appear. Select the 'Set As Wallpaper' option.

4. Click on the 'back' button in your browser to return to this page.

Mac OS

1. Find out how big your screen is. Click on the Apple menu, then select 'Control Panels > Monitors & Sound'. A window will appear telling you how big the resolution of your screen is.

2. Come back to this webpage. Click on the link above that's the same size as your screen, hold the mouse button down so that a menu appears. Netscape users select 'Save this link As...' and Internet Explorer Users select 'Download Link to Disk'. Save the file to your desktop.

3. Move the downloaded wallpaper file (?????.jpg) into your wallpapers directory. First time users make a directory at the top level of your hard disk called 'Wallpapers' and move it there.

4. Click on the Apple menu, then select 'Control Panels > Desktop Pictures'. A window will appear. On the left-hand side hit the 'Picture' button. On the right-hand side hit the 'Select Picture' button. If you have a 'Remove Picture' button instead of a 'Select Picture' button hit this and your current desktop wallpaper will be removed, the 'Select Picture' button will now appear. A file selector box will appear, choose your wallpapers directory and then the wallpaper file (??????.jpg). Hit open followed by 'Set Desktop'.

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