How to Customize the Lock Screen on MacBook

This step-by-step guide explains how to customize the lock screen on MacBook. It covers the required setup, the main actions, and the checks that help prevent common problems.

By default, the lock screen or MacBook login screen will always have a blurred interface and an account entry window appears. However, some users feel that the wallpaper is too monotonous and wants to change the style for the lock screen on the MacBook. In this article, we will show you some ways to customize the login screen on the MacBook.

1. Change MacBook Lock Screen Wallpaper

Depending on the type of Mac, the screen will have different resolutions. Therefore, users need to prepare the wallpaper with the same resolution as the resolution of the MacBook screen.

Step 1

To check the MacBook screen resolution, select The Apple icon On the top left corner of the screen, then select About This Mac> Displays tab .

Readers can refer to some screen resolutions for MacBook and iMac models below:

• MacBook Pro Retina display (13-inch): 2560 x 1600.
• MacBook Pro Retina display (15-inch): 2880 x 1800.
• MacBook Pro: 1280 x 800.
• MacBook Air (11-inch): 1366 x 768.
• MacBook Air (13-inch): 1280 x 800.
• IMac (21-inch): 1920 x 1080.
• IMac (27-inch): 2560 x 1440.
• IMac Retina 5K display: 5120 x 2880.

Step 2

Next, users need to convert images to PNG format. Open Preview to Browse images, then select File In the menu bar and choose Save As> PNG To save the image as PNG.

Step 3

After changing the image format to PNG, we rename the whole file to Com. Apple. Desktop. Admin. Png And select Save To save.

Step 4

Go ahead and find Finder> type Go> Go to Folder> enter the path / Library / Caches> Go .

Soon, we will be taken to the Caches folder. You just need to drag the image you want to set as the lock screen on MacBook and then press Replace to Finish. Thus, the lock screen on the MacBook has been changed.

2. Add Greetings at the MacBook Lock Screen

In addition to changing the optional screen lock screen interface, adding greetings and messages right on the lock screen interface when you open the phone is also an interesting way.

Step 1

We follow the path of System Preferences> Security & Privacy> enter Passwword To change the system.

Step 2

Next at the Security & Privacy interface, select the Show a message Box When the screen is locked> Set Lock Message .

To finish, just enter any Message content That appears on the MacBook lock screen interface and then select OK To save it.

3. Replace the MacBook Lock Screen Avatar

Just like the Windows operating system, the lock screen interface also appears on the screen so you can set any image as an avatar. If you want to change your avatar on the lock screen on MaBook is also very simple.

Step 1

We select The Apple icon On the screen, select System Preferences, Next, select Users & Groups .

Step 2

Next, select the account image and select Edit . Here, you can choose the avatar image available in the device. Or users can immediately use photos taken from webcam on Mac to set as avatar in lock screen. Finally select Done To save the new avatar image for the device.

So you've finished customizing the lock screen on your Mac, with changing the screen lock wallpaper, changing the avatar and adding greetings and messages right on the lock screen. Instead of leaving the default interface as before, users can change all styles, creating a new atmosphere right on the Mac's lock screen.

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