Chromebook 101: how to customize your Chromebooks desktop

Chrome OS isn’t the most option-packed operating system around, but there are some things you can do to make your Chromebook’s desktop look and work the way you want.

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Customize your Chromebook’s wallpaper

First, let’s tackle your desktop’s basic appearance:

• Right-click anywhere on your Chromebook’s desktop and select “Set wallpaper” from the menu that appears.


• Click through Google’s categories to select an image, or click the “My Images” option at the bottom of the list to choose an image from your own local storage.


• If you want your wallpaper to change to a new image every day, click the “Daily Refresh” toggle that’s available on the first thumbnail of any of Google’s categories. (That option, unfortunately, isn’t currently...

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