General Mac software discussions forum: How do I create a screen saver using my digital photos?

In Mac OS X 10.3 (Panther) just go into System Preferences, choose Desktop/Screensaver and pick the "pictures folder" screensaver, which will open your pictures folder and randomly choose pictures. If you have pictures in another folder, then pick the "choose folder" screensaver and do so.

As with most things Mac, it's easy. (I'm a longtime PC user going back to the original IBM PC, who switched 2 years ago.)

Sounds great for OS X but does anyone know how to do it for OS 9.2????

Assuming you are using Mac OS X, this will get your pohots appearing as a screensaver:
1. Select System Preferences from Apple menu.
2. Click once on the item Screen Effects
3. Select the effect "Pictures Folder"
4. Click the "Configure" button.
5. Click the "Set Slide Folder" button.
6. Select the folder containing your images.
7. Set any display options you require.
8. Click OK.

Your photos will now be displayed when the screen saver activates. The "Activation" and "Hot Corners" tabs allows you to customise it further.

Enjoy.
NickD

In OS X Panther, it's incredibly easy. You can use any album in iPhoto as a screensaver. Simply create the album you want to use, and in sytstem preferences, go to "desktop and screensavers," and click on the screensavers button. On the left of that window will be a list of all the installed screensavers in OS X, and, at the bottom, you'll see all the albums you've created in iPhoto. Choose the one you want, and you're set.

Create a folder for selected pictures (limit to 10). Open system preferences, click on Screen Effects, Click on Pictures folder, Click Configure, click set slide folder. Indicate the folder where you have put your pictures. click OK. You can also set "hot corners" to activate the screensaver immediately (this is very handy if you are working on a confidential document and someone walks in). I have some great vacation shots on my screensaver; brings vacation memories back!

A simple solution <and there are others> just place <drag or copy> your selections to Home <your name>/Pictures
When you go into System/Screen Effects you will see the Pictures menu will contain your images and you can select it or construct different folders. Hope this helps. More sophisticated projects can be found in the Mac Help. ;-]

Assuming you are using System X.
Put your desired photos in a folder. Name the folder and leave it on the desktop or wherever.

Step 1. Select 'System Preferences' from the 'Apple Menue'.
Step 2. Click 'Screen Effects'
Step 3. Scroll and highlight 'Pictures Folder'
Step 4. Click 'Configure' check off any desired effects-ie. cross fade, zoom back and forth, crop slides, fit on screen, center slides etc.
Step 5. Click 'Set Slides Folder' either drag/drop your photo folder into the "Well" or find it through your HFS on the desktop (or wherever you put the photos folder).
Step 6. You can click 'Test' to see the effects or just click OK.

hope this helps,

In OSX 10.3.4 it's a rather easy task.
Activate the "System Preferences" panel (Apple Dropdown menu) and select the "Desktop & Screen Saver" icon. The presently running desktop picture is depicted immediately below and to the left of a split radio button which will toggle to "Desktop" or "Screen Saver". You want ot select "Desktop". To the right and below the selected desktop, you'll see a scrolling selection of the pictures contained within the selected folders on the left-hand scrolling list. Select any of these on the right-hand side and you'll get that picture to be your desktop. If you want another, specific picture, you'll have to go into the folder listing on the left-hand side. Note that this folder list is actually split. Above are folders you can select. Below the split are all your "iPhoto" files. If you've got it located anywhere in iPhoto it's a simple sort through the iPhoto files. Select and "away you go"! If you've got the photo(s) buried in one of your other folders, go into the "Choose Folder" (right above the window split, and sort through the various folders you'll find available in your Hard Drive(s). Note the little checkbox at the bottom of this window for "Change Picture". If you select this, you can have your Mac changing background picts on a specific or random interval (your pick).

Have Fun!!

Since everyone so far has explained how to do this in OS X, I thought I'd add a description for OS 8.6 ... and probably 9.1 (hey, some of us can't afford to upgrade... or just like Classic Mac OS!)

Open the Apple Menu and select "Control Panels." From here, select "Appearance." From here you have a variety of ways to customize how your Mac looks, but for this task you want to click on the tab labled "Desktop."

Now there is a window with desktop preview window and a list of pre-existing patterns that can fill the desktop. Beneath this list is a button labeled "Place Picture." Click on it and select the picture you want from the pop-up menu (your digital pictures have to already be on your hard drive, of course.)

Now you can see a preview of what your picture will look like on your desktop.

Sometimes your picture isn't exactly the same size as your desktop. Below the "Place Picture" button (which will now read "Remove Picture"), there is another button. It probably reads "Position Automatically." You can leave this alone or you can click it and have your picture (a) placed in the center of the screen, (b) scaled to fit the size of your screen, (c) tiled on your screen, or (d) stretched to completely fill the screen.

Finally, click "Set Desktop" and your picture is now on your desktop. If you like the way it looks, just close the "Apperance" Control Panel window. If not, click "Remove Picture" and repeat the process with another picture.

The description may seem a bit long, but it's really quite simple and intuitive.

The way we do it (there is probably more than one way) is to put your desired photos into a single folder.Name the folder and leave it on the desktop. From the Apple Menue (top left icon in your menue bar) select 'System Preferences' 'Screen Effects'. Drag the folder into the 'well' in your Screen Effects window. There are also tabs allowing you to set 'Activation' times and designate 'Hot Corners.'
Hope this helps

That was an easy way to do it. Thanks
Kevin

Open your HD. When it 's open you will see 2 columns. On the first column to your left, at the bottom, after Music, you will see "Pictures", and on the 2nd column you will see your HD contents. Look on the 2nd column for the folder where you have your pictures. Select the pictures that you want as screen savers, and drag them into the Pictures Folders.

Go to System Preferences. Open Desktop and Screen Saver. When open, choose "Screen Saver" Tab. Your Pictures Folder will be selected.

Go back to System Preferences and choose Energy Saver, select "Never" on the "Sleep when it is inactive"

Hope this helps.