Disabled photos will remain saved on your computer, but will not be displayed in your screensaver.

How do I delete a photo from my screensaver?

To delete a photo:

1. Click the "Screensavers" button on your toolbar. (Click here to see a picture)
2. Select "My Screensaver" from the dropdown menu.
3. Choose "My Photos."
4. Click to highlight each each photo that you would like to delete, then click the "Delete" link. 

Deleted photos will be deleted from your computer, and will not be displayed in your screensaver. (To add a photo back to your screensaver, you will need to download it again from the Photo Gallery.)

What is a collection?

A collection is a group individual photos sharing one theme that are bundled into one easy download - just one click and the entire collection can be downloaded onto your computer!

Any group of photos with the word "Collection" in its title can be downloaded as a group, or as individual photos - the choice is yours.  Once you have downloaded a collection, each photo in that collection behaves as if it were a single photo.  That means you can enable, disable, delete and change the order of photos you downloaded as a collection just as you can to any other photo.

How do I download a collection?

Any group of photos with the word "Collection" in its title can be downloaded as a group, or as individual photos - the choice is yours. To add a collection as a group, simply:

1. Click the "Photo Gallery" button in the upper navigational bar of any Popular Screensavers page, and browse through photos by clicking the various category tabs and sub-category links located within the gallery.
    
2. Once you find a collection you would like to add (you can spot a collection because it always has the word "Collection" in the sub-category title), click on the collection thumbnail photo to view all of its photos on one page.
    
3. Click the "Download this Collection" button on the resulting page.  To download just an individual photo from the collection, click on the individual photo and click the "Download to My Screensaver" button.

How do I delete an individual photo from a collection?

To delete a photo:

1. Click on the Screensavers button in your toolbar.  (Click here to see a picture)
2. Select "My Screensaver" from the dropdown menu.
3. Choose "My Photos."
4. Click to highlight each photo that you would like to delete - or choose the "Select All" link -  then click the "Delete" link. 

Deleted photos will be deleted from your computer, and will not be displayed in your screensaver. (To add a photo back to screensaver, you will need to download it again from the Photo Gallery.)
 

How do I delete a collection from My Screensavers?

Any group of photos with the word "Collection" in its title can be downloaded as a group - however, each photo in the collection must be deleted individually.

To delete a photo:

1. Click on the Screensavers button in your toolbar. (Click here to see a picture)
2. Select "My Screensaver" from the dropdown menu.
3. Choose "My Photos." 
4. Click to highlight each each photo that you would like to delete, then click the "Delete" link.

Deleted photos will be deleted from your computer, and will not be displayed in your screensaver. (To add a photo back to your screensaver, you will need to download it again from the Photo Gallery.)

How do I change my screensaver settings?

Popular Screensavers allows you to personalize the way your screensavers are displayed. You can choose to change the order of the photos in your screensaver, the amount of  time each is displayed, the transition effects between screensaver photos and more.  There are two ways to access these settings.

From the toolbar:

1. Click on the "Screensavers" button in your toolbar. (Click here to see a picture)
2. Select "My Screensaver" from the dropdown menu.
3. Choose "My Photos" to Enable/Disable Photos, Change Order of Photos or Delete Photos to change which photos are displayed, or choose Transition Effects, Time Interval or Display Settings to change how the photos are displayed.

From your desktop:

1. Right-click anywhere on your desktop and choose "Properties."
2. Click the "Screen Saver" tab in the resulting pop-up window.
3. Click the "Settings" button.  A browser will open displaying the Popular Screensavers' "My Screensaver" page.

How do I change the order of the photos in My Screensavers?

To change the order of the photos in your screensaver:

1. Click on the "Screensavers" button in your toolbar. (Click here to see a picture)
2. Select "My Screensaver."
3. Choose "My Photos."

From here you can change the order of individual photos in a collection/screensaver by clicking the gray arrow buttons above each photo.  When you are happy with the order of the photos, click the "Save" link.

	Moves photo to the first position
	Moves photo one position to the left
	Moves photo one position to the right
	Moves photo to the last position

You can also choose to have the individual photos appear at random by clicking the On/Off toggle next to the "Randomize Photos" link.

Can I change the amount of time that each individual photo is displayed?

Yes, it's easy to change the amount of time that each photo is displayed. Simply click on the "My Screensaver" button in the upper navigation bar of any Popular Screensavers page and click the "Time Interval" tab.  From here you can choose the time interval - from 5 seconds to 5 minutes - that you would like each photo displayed by marking the appropriate radio button and clicking the "Save" link. 
 

How do I change the amount of time my computer needs to be idle before Popular Screensavers starts displaying my screensaver?

You can change the amount of time your computer needs to be idle before Popular Screensavers begins displaying your screensaver in two ways:

From the toolbar:

1. Click on the Screensavers button in your toolbar. (Click here to see a picture)
2. Select "My Screensaver" from the dropdown menu and choose "Display Settings."
3. Specify the wait time - anywhere from 1 minute to 60 minutes - in the "Wait" dropdown.
4. Click the "Save" link.

From your desktop:

1. Right-click anywhere on your desktop and choose "Properties."
2. In the resulting pop-up window, click the "Screen Saver" tab.
3. Find the "Screen saver" header and specify the wait time - anywhere from 1 minute to 9999 minutes - in the "Wait:" dropdown located under the Settings and Preview buttons. (Click here to see a picture)
4. Click the "Apply" button.
    

What are transition effects?

As your screensaver progresses from photo to photo, there are several transition effects that you can choose to incorporate. These effects will change the look of how one photo flows into another.  You can choose to enable the Simple, Swipe, Rain, Venetian, Slide, Dissolve or Circle effect, or a combination of several effects. If you choose a combination of two or more effects, each effect will appear at random.
 

Where can I change the transition effects in my screensaver?

To change the transition effects between photos: click on the "My Screensaver" button and click the "Transition Effects" tab.  From here you can choose to enable the Simple, Swipe, Rain, Venetian, Slide, Dissolve or Circle  -  or a combination of two or more effects -  by marking the appropriate radio button and clicking the "Save" link.  If you choose a combination of two or more effects, each effect will appear at random.
 

How do I move my screensaver to a folder?

Saving your screensaver in a folder is easy.  From the "My Photos" page, highlight the screensaver photo(s) you would like to move and click the "Move to Folder" link.  In the resulting pop-up, choose a folder, or create a new folder by typing a folder name in the field and clicking the "Submit" button.
 

How do I delete a folder?

To delete a folder, simply highlight the folder and click the "Delete" link. The folder will be deleted and any photos contained in that folder will be moved back into your "My Photos" page. 

If you would like to delete a folder along with its contents, you must first go into the folder, delete all the images it contains, then return to the "My Photos" page and delete the folder.

I've set up a folder and filled it with photos.  I want to use only those photos in that folder in my screensaver - how do I do that?

If you would like to see only the photos that you have saved in a folder, you must disable the other photos on the "My Photos" page.  To do so:

1. Click the "Select All" link to highlight all of your saved photos.
2. Click the folder that you would like to display as your screensaver to deselect it.
3. Click the "Disable" link to disable all photos except those stored in your folder.

How do I turn off Popular Screensavers?

There are two ways to "turn off" Popular Screensavers:

From the toolbar:

1. Click on the "Screensavers" button in your toolbar. (Click here to see a picture)
2. Select "My Screensaver" from the dropdown menu and choose "Display Settings."
3. Under the line "Set Popular Screensavers as the default screensaver" mark the "No" radio button. 
4. Click the "Save" link.

From your desktop:

1. Right-click anywhere on your desktop and choose "Properties".
2. Click on the "Screen Saver" tab in the resulting pop-up.
3. Click the dropdown menu under the "Screen Saver" header and highlight "None."
4. Click the "Apply" button.

How do I revert to my default screensaver?

To revert to your default screensaver, you will need to change the Display Settings on your computer. To do so:

1. Right-click anywhere on your desktop and choose Properties.
2. Click on the "Screen Saver" tab in the resulting pop-up.
3. Click the dropdown menu under the "Screen Saver" header and highlight the screensaver you previously used as your default.
4. Click the "Apply" button.

Where can I preview the photos in my screensaver?

To preview the photos in your screensaver:

1. Click the "Screensavers" button in your toolbar.
2. Select "My Screensaver" from the dropdown menu.
3. Select "My Photos."
4. Click the "Preview" link.

You can also preview the photos in your screensaver by right-clicking anywhere on your desktop, choosing "Properties" in the resulting window, clicking the "Screen Saver" tab and clicking the "Preview" button.
 

What is wallpaper?

Desktop wallpaper is the image that appears on your desktop, behind all of the icons. You can download nearly any of Popular Screensaver's high-resolution images to use as your desktop wallpaper, just by clicking the "Download to My Wallpaper" button.

How do I change my wallpaper?

If you see a screensaver photo in the photo gallery that you would like to set as your desktop wallpaper, simply click the button "Download to My Wallpaper."

If you have an image on your "my photos" page that you would like to use as your wallpaper, simply click the image to highlight it and click the "Make Wallpaper" link.

The wallpaper you selected can be viewed in the "my wallpaper" section of "My Screensavers."  You can store one wallpaper image at a time in this folder.  If you download or select a new image as wallpaper, the existing image will be replaced with the new image.
 

How do I restore my default wallpaper?

To remove your Popular Screensavers wallpaper, simply click the "Remove Popular Screensavers Wallpaper" link on the "My Wallpaper" page. 

You can also restore your default wallpaper, or choose another system wallpaper, by doing the following:

1. Right click anywhere on your desktop.
2. In the resulting pop-up, select "Properties."
3. Click the "Background" tab.
4. Choose your wallpaper from the background selection and click "Apply."
    

Can I save Animated or Clock screensavers as my wallpaper?

No. Unfortunately, animated and clock screensavers cannot be saved as desktop wallpaper.

Will Popular Screensavers work with my ISP?

Yes, Popular Screensavers will work with any ISP.  However, if you are using AOL, MSN, Compuserve or SBC, the built-in browser provided by your ISP will NOT display Popular Screensavers or the toolbar. They do not work with the built-in browser. Instead, you MUST:

Will Popular Screensavers work with my browser?

Popular Screensavers and the toolbar will work with Internet Explorer versions 5.01 and above. (We encourage you to download Internet Explorer 6.0 and use it as your browser in order to enjoy Popular Screensavers.)
 
Note to WebTV Users: Popular Screensavers does not function with the WebTV interface.

Is Popular Screensavers compatible with Macs?

Sorry, Popular Screensavers and the toolbar are not compatible with Macs.

Does Popular Screensavers work everywhere I go online? Will it work when I go offline, too?

Popular Screensavers works whether you're online or off. However, to edit or add to your screensaver you will need to be online and using Internet Explorer (5.01 or higher).

You're offering me over 7,000 screensavers for free? C'mon, there's got to be a catch.

Actually, there isn't. We do understand, however, why you may be skeptical and think Popular Screensavers is just too good to be true. Especially considering all the rather unbelievable offers floating around the Internet. So let us put your mind at ease and explain how we make money - without charging you a cent.

For that reason, we encourage you to do all your Internet searches using your toolbar. It's convenient (because it's on your browser, you can search from anywhere on the Web), and you simply won't find a more powerful search tool anywhere. Enjoy!


Tell me more about my toolbar.

Your toolbar attaches to your browser and provides one-click access to Popular Screensavers and other cool tools, plus your favorite search providers - including Google, Yahoo!, Ask Jeeves, and LookSmart! Just enter a search term into the blank search field and click any search provider button to get instant results from the Web's leading search engines!

Please note: Your toolbar includes NO spyware and NO adware, and is 100% FREE.
 

Does Popular Screensavers or my toolbar include adware or spyware?

Absolutely not - both Popular Screensavers and your toolbar include NO adware and NO spyware.
 

Is the toolbar spyware?

NO! The toolbar does not collect any personal information and is completely "spyware"-free and "adware"-free.  Period.

The toolbar was specifically designed to provide a great user experience free of spyware, adware, direct marketing, data collection or other similar activities. In order to achieve that goal:

• The toolbar software DOES NOT collect personal information of any kind, period. No email address, registration or other information is required to use the product. No zip code, no email, no member name, no password. Unlike many other products, we do not even attempt to collect data upon startup as a requirement of use. 
   
• The toolbar software DOES NOT monitor the websites visited by the end user, collect or in any manner report any information about what sites an end users visits (or any clickstream activity), nor does it monitor or scrape information when you are on other sites. 
   
• The toolbar software DOES NOT serve or facilitate so-called "contextual advertising" where pop-up ads are served based on the sites you visit. Many applications are identified as spyware because they monitor end-user Internet usage and serve contextual pop-ups. The toolbar does not engage in any such practices.