How can i save a picture as my screen saver - Acer Aspire One PC Notebook

Here's how:

To use personal pictures as a screen saver on Windows XP
1.
Ensure that you have two or more pictures in a folder on your computer. You can upload pictures from a digital camera or scanner, or copy them from the Internet or an e-mail attachment.

2.
Open Display in Control Panel.

3.
On the Screen Saver tab, under Screen saver, click My Pictures Slideshow in the list.

4.
Click Settings to specify the folder containing your pictures, define picture size, and set other options.

Note
• To open Display, click Start, click Control Panel, click Appearance and Themes, and then click Display.

• My Pictures Slideshow scrolls through all the pictures in the folder.

• After you specify a screen saver, it will automatically start when your computer is idle for the number of minutes specified in Wait.

• Click Preview to see how the selected screen saver will appear on your monitor. Move your mouse or press a key to end the preview.

To change a screen saver for Windows Vista

1. Open Screen Saver Settings by clicking the Start button, clicking
Control Panel, clicking Appearance and Personalization, clicking
Personalization, and then clicking Screen Saver.
2. Under Screen saver, in the drop-down list, click the screen saver
you want to use.
3. Click Preview to see what your chosen screen saver will look like.
4. Click OK.
To create your own screen saver
You can create a personalized screen saver that displays selected
pictures and videos as a slide show.
1. Open Screen Saver Settings by clicking the Start button, clicking
Control Panel, clicking Appearance and Personalization, clicking
Personalization, and then clicking Screen Saver.
2. Under Screen saver, in the drop-down list, click Photos.
3. Click Settings to choose the pictures and videos you want in your
slide show and select other options. After you make your changes, click
Save.
4. Click OK.

For Windows 7 please click the link below for step by step walkthrough:

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/2109-screen-saver-change.html


Hope this help.

Assuming you are using windows XP on this:
Create a new folder in "my pictures " folder
Copy the images you want to use into there
On your desktop, RIGHT click and choose "properties" to open the display settings
Click "Screen saver" and choose my pictures slideshow
Click "settings" to open the options for this
Click browse to point to where you saved the images
Set the duration and timings to suit your tastes
Exit by clicking Ok and the OK to exit the display settings