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CREATING A CUSTOMIZED TEXT SCREEN SAVER

Windows 9x has two built-in screen savers that you can use to create your own text screen saver. You might want to leave a message (to your family or co-workers, as the case may be) that "I will be back at 2:00", for example, or some such thing. Once you decide what text to use, here is how you put it in a screen saver. Right-click on some blank area of your Desktop. That will bring up a context menu from which you can choose Properties by clicking on it. You are shown the Display Properties page. Click on the Screen Saver tab to bring it to the front. Click on the arrow in the list box that lists your current Screen Saver -- which may be "(None)" -- and choose either 3-D Text or Scrolling Marquee. Now click on the button for Settings. Click in the Text box and replace what is there with your desired text. Click on OK twice to close the Screen Saver dialog box and the Display Properties page. The next time your screen saver starts up, it will display your own personalized message!