Here, you can set the amount of time your system must be inactive before the screensaver kicks in, require a password to turn the screensaver off, and specify Hot Corners for enabling or disabling the screensaver.
#Mac system preferences input output mac os#
The Screen Saver pane lets you select one of Mac OS X’s default screensaver modules. If you click on the checkbox next to “Change picture” at the bottom of the window, the desktop picture changes automatically based on the timing you select in the pull-down menu. The Desktop pane lets you choose the pattern, image, or color of your desktop.
This panel has two panes, one you can use to set the background image for your desktop, and the other to select your screensaver. This preference panel lets you configure the settings for Dashboard and Exposé’s Hot Corners. Here, you can specify the number of recent items to be remembered and listed in the → Recent Items menu for applications and documents, as well as determine which font-smoothing style and size is best for your type of display. When selected, this panel lets you specify the colors used for buttons and menu items, the location of scrollbar arrows (top and bottom, or together), and how a click in the scrollbar is interpreted (scroll down one page or scroll to that location in the document).