Master state-of-the-art computer skills quickly and confidently with the Essential Computers series. These clear and concise step-by-step visual guides are designed to help beginners acquire all the techniques necessary to use today's information technology, from word processing to desktop publishing to setting up ecommerce and researching on the internet. Personalizing Your PC helps you master the basic skills to change the look of your PC screen using Windows and items downloaded from the internet, and includes: Changing color schemes, Replacing your screen's wallpaper, Setting up a screen saver, Passwork-protecting your screen, Using Musica Sound Schemes, Changing the Desktop Theme, Finding material on the internet, Giving a program a new skin, and Downloading replacement shells.