How To Make a New Screensaver

A great way to customize your computers and save on power at the same time is to use a screensaver, which covers your screen if it has been idle for a certain amount of time. The best part of the screensaver feature is that you do not have to use the prefabricated ones if you do not want to. You can easily replace the default option with something more to your liking. Here is how to make a new screensaver:

* The basics. Making a new screensaver is very easy and anyone can do it, no matter what level of skill you are at, artistically or technically. All you really need is your creativity. You can go with something as simple as the time and date or as complex as an entire photo album. You can even use a video as your screensaver! It is up to you if you want to create your own or use ready-made ones. Once you know what you want to use as your screensaver, it is just a matter of fiddling around with certain options, parameters and features to get it on-screen the way you want it to be. Set the font to be used, the album or location of the pictures, how long the computer has to be idle before the screensaver activates, and much more. To find these controls, look for the control panel menu and select personalization, which will lead you to the screensaver settings.
* Using preset screensavers. There are preset screensavers for your choosing. Some of these different themes are not as simple as you might think and who knows? You could possibly enjoy them. Preview each one before you make the decision to go with something else. Some of these “boring” choices might surprise you. For example, one of the standard screensavers is a text message. Sounds mundane enough but if you give it some thought, it actually gives you an infinite number of choices, since you yourself will be supplying the words. You can take your favorite quote, passage from a book or even your own name and make that your screensaver. Doesn’t that sound appealing?
* Using photographs and videos. Most people choose to use photographs or pictures as screensavers. This is because they convey a lot of meaning and emotion, truly making the computer their own. It is as if a little piece of their being is part of the computer. As mentioned briefly earlier, you can even select entire albums to use as screensavers, meaning a whole night’s worth of memories or an entire portfolio of drawings is at your disposal. Some even use short videos as screensavers, which can be fun surprises through particularly long and arduous nights when they suddenly pop-up.


Though truly one of the simplest applications on any computer, people can spend a lot of time and effort customizing their screensavers to their liking. This is because of how much fun the simple act of selecting a favorite quote, picture or video can be. Making a new screensaver is so easy that you will have trouble sticking to just one.