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. -
Select "System Preferences." -
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. -
Click the "Screen Saver" tab. You'll find this at the top of the window. -
Scroll to the bottom of list of available screen savers. This is the left frame of the Screen Saver menu. -
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. -
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. -
Click the "Source" menu. You'll see several different option. -
Click the source you want to use. There are a few different choices:[2]- Your recent photo events will be listed at the top.
- There are several premade collections you can choose from.
- You can click "Choose Folder" to select a specific folder of photos.
- 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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