Stumbled across this one by accident today. I knew about the ‘slideshow’ screen saver (a classic), but had no idea there was a ‘collage’ and ‘mosaic’ screen saver in Leopard! They’re all pretty darn cool, and I figured you would like to read more about it, so here we go! Here’s a quick ‘How to’ […]
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How To: Use The Leopard Slideshow, Collage and Mosaic Screen Savers

Nov 12th 2007 by

Stumbled across this one by accident today. I knew about the ‘slideshow’ screen saver (a classic), but had no idea there was a ‘collage’ and ‘mosaic’ screen saver in Leopard! They’re all pretty darn cool, and I figured you would like to read more about it, so here we go!

Here’s a quick ‘How to’ use the Leopard Slideshow, Collage and Mosaic Screen Savers:

1. These screen savers are options you can turn on in your System Preferences > Desktop & Screen Saver. Click the ‘Screen Saver’ button at the top to get your screen saver options.

The Mac Screen Saver Preferences Window

2. Now, here comes the important part. In the screen savers list, you’ll see all of the installed screen savers listed… Scroll down a bit until you see the ‘Pictures Folder, Choose Folder, Library’, etc…

Selecting the Data Source for the Screen Saver

These 3 screen savers work by pulling images input from your system… i.e. from iPhoto, or just images saved to your hard drive. So, in this example, these screen savers will be available from the following folders: Pictures Folder, Choose Folder, Library, Last Roll, and Last 12 Months. Select the one you want to use.

3. After making your selection, you should notice 3 new buttons popped up beneath the preview…

The Display Style Control Buttons

These buttons control the display style (the 3 different types of screen savers).

Slideshow
The first one is for ‘slideshow’. This will turn your screensaver into a basic slideshow with pictures fading in and out.

Collage
The second option is ‘collage’. Basically what this option does it pull images from your computer, spin them onto the screen and then place them on the desktop. Kind of like adding photos to your refrigerator… Try it out and you’ll see what I mean.

Mosaic
Finally, the third and last button is the ‘mosaic’ option. This is one cool screen saver. Click it and watch the preview. It’s magic!

Try all 3 of these to see what you like best. They’re all great, especially if you have a lot of pictures on your hard drive.

Fool around with these and I guarantee you’ll have lots of fun!

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