computer info on wallpaper image
chandra c
I have a picture on my computer that I want to set as wallpaper. It is portrait size and it stretches. When I tried to change it to center it just zooms in and looks worse. I have Windows XP. Can anyone tell me why it is doing this, and how I may correct it?
Answer
You need some kind of picture editing program to fix this. If you have Microsoft Office 2003 or later, you should have something like Picture Manager which can help you resize or crop the picture to the correct shape and size for your screen. Then, when you center, it will look right.
If you don't have any picture editor, then download (free) Picasa from Google. It will help you organize your pictures as well as crop and resize.
Check your screen resolution to find out what the size of the picture should be, for example possibly 800x600. Sometimes you can find out screen resolution from the monitor itself if you enter its menu (with the buttons on the front) and look at the Info option. Otherwise, you can check it from Display Properties under Control Panel.
You need some kind of picture editing program to fix this. If you have Microsoft Office 2003 or later, you should have something like Picture Manager which can help you resize or crop the picture to the correct shape and size for your screen. Then, when you center, it will look right.
If you don't have any picture editor, then download (free) Picasa from Google. It will help you organize your pictures as well as crop and resize.
Check your screen resolution to find out what the size of the picture should be, for example possibly 800x600. Sometimes you can find out screen resolution from the monitor itself if you enter its menu (with the buttons on the front) and look at the Info option. Otherwise, you can check it from Display Properties under Control Panel.
Can you make a pinata with computer paper?
JustAGirl1
Do I have to use newspaper to make a pinata? Or can I use regular white computer paper?
Also, my daughter's birthday is in 3 days, is this adequate time to make one and have it dry in time? :( I slacked off this year on planning... ahh!
Answer
You can use any kind of "paper" you want... in fact, any material that's porous enough to absorb and hold the gluey stuff while the shape dries. You might need to soak or press thicker papers or smoother ones into the liquid a minute longer or press a little harder when pulling off the excess liqiud though. Btw, paper towels work too and are quite absorbent, and those blue "shop towels" on a roll make quite sturdy shapes with only a layer or two. (Be careful though... I made one pinata when my son was little with 5-6 layers of newspaper --whole sheets in a cylinder shape-- that was so strong even the moms had trouble breaking it!-- think I used wallpaper paste for that one; flour and water would probably have been weaker).
The pinata will dry more quickly if it's:
...thinner as opposed to thicker
...dried in a non-humid environment
...dried in an environment with moving air
...dried in a warm environment
To speed up the drying, put the pinata in front of a fan where air can circulate freely all around it, or at least in a warm, non-humid area. If it's small enough, you can even put it in an oven on lowest heat (door ajar if too big), or heat oven then put pinata inside with closed door and leave overnight or for hours.
(3 days should be plenty but keep in mind any painting time and it's drying, or the gluing on of crepe paper loops, etc.)
More info and possibilities here:
http://www.google.com/search?q=how+to+make+pinata+dry+quickly
HTH,
Diane B.
You can use any kind of "paper" you want... in fact, any material that's porous enough to absorb and hold the gluey stuff while the shape dries. You might need to soak or press thicker papers or smoother ones into the liquid a minute longer or press a little harder when pulling off the excess liqiud though. Btw, paper towels work too and are quite absorbent, and those blue "shop towels" on a roll make quite sturdy shapes with only a layer or two. (Be careful though... I made one pinata when my son was little with 5-6 layers of newspaper --whole sheets in a cylinder shape-- that was so strong even the moms had trouble breaking it!-- think I used wallpaper paste for that one; flour and water would probably have been weaker).
The pinata will dry more quickly if it's:
...thinner as opposed to thicker
...dried in a non-humid environment
...dried in an environment with moving air
...dried in a warm environment
To speed up the drying, put the pinata in front of a fan where air can circulate freely all around it, or at least in a warm, non-humid area. If it's small enough, you can even put it in an oven on lowest heat (door ajar if too big), or heat oven then put pinata inside with closed door and leave overnight or for hours.
(3 days should be plenty but keep in mind any painting time and it's drying, or the gluing on of crepe paper loops, etc.)
More info and possibilities here:
http://www.google.com/search?q=how+to+make+pinata+dry+quickly
HTH,
Diane B.
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