Saturday, November 1, 2014

How to have Different/Extended Desktop Wallpapers on Multiple Monitors

The concept is very simple, let us say you wanted to have two different pictures on both monitors. The way to go about it is this:

For example, the monitors we will use is 1920px by 1080 px.  The two monitors are right next to each other.  Any fancy monitors that are stacked on top of each other have the same idea as this tutorial.

Let us use these two pictures, both are 1920X1080.


Save these pictures and open them in your favorite picture editor.  Let us do Microsoft Paint (or the mac equivalent).  Then close them out.

As soon as Paint loads, click on the re-size button.


Click on the 'pixels' radio button.


Un-check maintain aspect ratio.


Now I will do the math for you, 1920 times two is 3840.  Enter in 3840 into horizontal.  Now save the blank picture where you want to keep the final product in a folder you created for the picture.


Since you opened up the two pictures you want to make into a wallpaper in Paint, open up the first one then do CTRL+A to select everything.  Then CTRL+C to copy it.

Open up your wallpaper canvas that we created then do CTRL+V to paste it.  Use your mouse and the arrow keys to fine tune its position.  Clicking outside the pasted picture will commit its position.  If it is wrong, CTRL+Z then CTRL+V to try again.

Do the same thing with the other picture but this time before you paste it, zoom into the upper right corner of the first picture; then do CTRL+V.  Use your mouse to move the selection around then use the arrow keys to perfect it.  Make sure there is no white space between the pictures.

Save your new wallpaper.

Right click on the desktop then click on personalize.


Click on desktop background.


Now click on Picture Position and select Tile.


Now this operates by folder location and not file location so you can rotate pictures around.  Find the folder you created for the picture and select it.  When you open it up, it should fade the old background into the new one.  Click on save changes and now your monitors should look like this when you are done.


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