How to Set a Random Order Screensaver on a Mac

Part 1 of 2:

Setting Random Screen Savers

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    Click the Apple menu.
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    Select "System Preferences."
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    Click the "Desktop & Screen Saver" option. You'll find this in the first row of options. If you're on a different screen, click the "Show All" button at the top of the window.
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    Click the "Screen Saver" tab. You'll find this at the top of the window.
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    Scroll to the bottom of list of available screen savers. This is the left frame of the Screen Saver menu.
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    Select "Random." This is the very last option in the list of available screen savers.[1]
Part 2 of 2:

Changing Screen Saver Sources

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    Open the Screen Saver menu. Follow the steps in the previous section to open the list of available screen savers.
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    Select any of the photo screen savers. All of the screen savers at the top of the list use photo sources. Changing one will change all of them.
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    Click the "Source" menu. You'll see several different option.
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    Click the source you want to use. There are a few different choices:[2]
    1. Your recent photo events will be listed at the top.
    2. There are several premade collections you can choose from.
    3. You can click "Choose Folder" to select a specific folder of photos.
    4. Click "Photo Library" to browse all of your photo albums.
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    Check the "Shuffle slide order" box if you'd like. This will shuffle the photos from the source you selected.
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