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Windows 95/98
Using an HTML
Document as Desktop Wallpaper
One of the
greatest things about the Active Desktop is that it lets you
have a HTML page as your desktop wallpaper. And you can take
advantage of any links defined in the document. Click on a
URL in the wallpaper, for example, and Windows calls up
Internet Explorer and connects to that address.
To use this
feature, first create the document and move it to the
Windows\Web\Wallpaper directory or wherever you choose. Then
right-click the desktop and choose Properties to open the
Display Properties dialog box, with the Background tab
showing. If you put the file in the Wallpaper directory,
Windows will list it in the text box labeled "Select An HTML
Document Or Picture." If you put it elsewhere, choose the
Browse button to find it. Select the file and choose OK. If
you don't have the Active Desktop enabled, Windows will ask
if you want to enable it. Answer Yes. That's all there is to
it. Windows will now use the document as your desktop
background.
Using A
Website Page As Desktop Wallpaper
You can also
download a Web page to use as wallpaper. Go to the Web page
of your choice using Internet Explorer and choose File|Save
As. Navigate to the directory you want to save the file in
(preferably Windows\Web\Wallpaper), enter a filename, and
choose Save. Then follow the instructions above, and the Web
page will display as your desktop background.
Adding AVI
Wallpaper
Add live,
seamless video directly to your desktop using Microsoft
Word. First, you'll need a free Word add-on called Internet
Assistant for Microsoft Word an .AVI file to display, and,
of course, Internet Explorer 4.0 (or Memphis). After
installing Internet Assistant, open notepad and save the
blank file as VIDEO.HTM. Open Word, then open the new
VIDEO.HTM file. Select Picture from the Insert menu and
select the "Video" tab. Use the browse button to select your
.AVI file. Click OK and close Word. Right-click on the
desktop, select Properties and click on the "Desktop" tab.
Click on the "New" button, select "Web site" and click OK.
Use the browse button to find VIDEO.HTM. Click OK, then OK
again. Now you've got a live video on your desktop you can
resize and move.
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