How To Change Picture On Macbook Air

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On both my iMac (Snow Leopard) and Macbook Air (Mountain Lion), when I go to System Preferences Desktop/Screen Saver and then look on the left side of the window, I see three file labels. One is Apple for the default pictures, one is iPhoto, and the last is Folders with subfiles one of which is called Pictures. In the Preview app on your Mac, open the file you want to change. Do any of the following: Rotate an image: Select the image, then click (or use the Touch Bar) to rotate the image to the left.Continue clicking to keep rotating. To rotate the image to the right, press and hold the Option key and click until you're done rotating the image. Flip an image: Choose Tools Flip. Hi all, I am a macbook newbie and I was trying to change the default background image on the logon screen, but unfortunately, the changes weren't reflected when I rebooted. I replaced the defaultdesktop image in the Core Services folder and authenticated the change. Any help on where I could.

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Preview User Guide

Apple macbook drawing. You can resize or rotate an image opened in Preview to fit into a particular spot. You can also reduce the file size to save disk space or to download an image more quickly.

Change an image's dimensions

1. In the Preview app on your Mac, click the Show Markup Toolbar button (if the Markup toolbar isn't showing), then click the Adjust Size button .

2. Enter new values for width and height, or click the 'Fit into' pop-up menu and choose a size.

   • Resize the image by a percentage: Choose 'percent' from the pop-up menu next to the Width and Height fields, then enter the percentage in those fields.

   • Force the image to keep its original proportions: Select 'Scale proportionally.' If you change either the width or height, the other value changes to maintain the proportions. If you choose a size from the 'Fit into' pop-up menu, the image's width or height may be smaller than the chosen size to maintain the proportions.

   • Make the image's dimensions smaller without losing any detail: Deselect 'Resample image' before changing the width or height.

Tip: To resize multiple images at the same time, display the images in the same window, select them in that window's sidebar, then choose Tools > Adjust Size.

Rotate or flip an image

1. In the Preview app on your Mac, open the file you want to change.

2. Do any of the following:

   • Rotate an image: Select the image, then click (or use the Touch Bar) to rotate the image to the left. Continue clicking to keep rotating.

     To rotate the image to the right, press and hold the Option key and click until you're done rotating the image.

   • Flip an image: Choose Tools > Flip Horizontal or Flip Vertical.

Tip: To rotate or flip multiple images at the same time, display the images in the same window, choose View > Thumbnails, select them in that window's sidebar, then choose Tools > [Rotate or Flip].

Reduce an image's file size

1. In the Preview app on your Mac, open the file you want to change.

2. Choose Tools > Adjust Size, then select 'Resample image.'

3. Enter a smaller value in the Resolution field.

   The new size is shown at the bottom.

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Tip: To reduce the file size of multiple images at the same time, display the images in the same window, select them in that window's sidebar, then choose Tools > Adjust Size.

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