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How To Set A Picture As Your Desktop or Wallpaper Background Edit
Last Update:2024-10-16 19:03:25
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You may be wondering how to set a picture as your desktop or wall paper background. Well there are a few things that you need to know. The size of the desktop background is the first thing that you have to consider. The reason why is ratios. I discussed more about ratios in this post here. However, that post dealt more about Facebook image ratios. Template for this lesson. 


Desktop Wallpaper Sizes

The most common size for a desktop background is a 16:9 ratio. FHD is an acronym for Full High Definition. This size would be 1920X1080 pixels. However, you could create other image size as long as they match the 16:9 ratio.
  • 1920×1080 (50.3%) – FHD
  • 2560×1440 (18.8%) – QHD
  • 3840×2160 (15.7%) – 4K

Laptop Background Picture Sizes

This is also a 16:9 ratio but since we are on a smaller screen with laptops we don't need to use such a large image. The best size for laptops are 1920X1080 pixels.
  • 1920×1080 (57.6%) – FHD
  • 1366×768 (19.2%) – HD
  • 2560×1600 (2.8%) – QHD
  • 3840×2160 (2.7%) – 4K

How To Create Image With Correct Size

If you have an image, but it is the wrong size, you can correct that for free with GIMP. I talk a lot about GIMP in previous tutorials. It is a free program and can do anything that photoshop can do. All you have to do is fire up your GIMP program. Go to file, select "new" and right there GIMP will ask you what size you want to make your canvas. If you need more information about these sizes, please check out this post.