Screensaver Feed Instructions
OS X
- System Preferences
- Desktop & Screen Saver
- On left side scroll down to "MobileMe and RSS"
- Click Options ( a new pane will open)
- Click the plus sign (a new pane will open)
- Click "Add RSS Feed"
- Paste in the RSS feed you selected on the Artwork page
- Make sure the checkbox next to that feed is checked and click ok
- In the preview window you should now see pictures appearing.
- You can alter how the photos are display clicking the Display Style icons (just below the preview window)
- Once you've selected your display style you can then select Options to further customize how you want the photos appear
Windows (XP or Vista)
- (1 time install) Go to http://pack.google.com/intl/en/pack_installer.html to download/install "Google Photos Screensaver" (uncheck everything except this item).
After Google Photos ScreenSaver has been installed follow these steps:
- Right click on desktop
- Properties
- Select the Screen Saver Tab
- From the dropdown menu select "Google Photos Screen Saver"
- Click Settings
- Check the box for Photo Feeds
- Click the button Configure
- Paste in the RSS feed you selected on the Artwork page
- Click the box for that feed (uncheck the others)
- Click Done
- In the screen saver preview you will see the google image appear---the second image will be the image from the feed
- You can change the speed and transition type by using the slider and drop-down menu to the right of the preview menu.