How to Put a Slideshow on a Mac's Desktop

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Last Updated: February 26, 2018

To set a random order desktop background on a Mac, click the Apple logo → Click System Preferences → Click "Desktop & Screen Saver → Click "Desktop" → Select the folder you want to use → Click "Change Picture" → Click "Random order."

Steps

1
Click the Apple logo. It's at the top left corner of the menu bar.
2
Click System Preferences.
3
Click the "Desktop & Screen Saver" icon. It should be the second icon on the first row of the window.
4
Click Desktop.
5
Click on a folder. Your Mac will display desktop photos from the photos found in the folder you choose here.
6
Click the "Change picture" box.
- Click the drop-down menu on the right, and choose an option to designate how long you want each photo to display.
- The default length of time is 30 minutes.
7
Click the "Random order" box.
8
Click the red "x" button. Your desktop order will be set to random.