Posted by Craig Mill on the 27th November, 2012
Despite the popularity of the iPad it is surprising there are only 23 background wallpapers to choose from.
These consist of a range of mellow or atmospheric images and scenes including dewy grass, a cobbled street, tree rings, a carved totem pole, flowers, crashing waves, denim and other patterned options.
Although you can download many other wallpaper scenes from a range of online sources, they tend to follow a similar vein and lack the simplicity of a plain natural background.
Many users may find the selection of wallpapers currently on offer (or as the iPad’s default) unsuitable, distracting and/or even difficult to view. I personally use a yellow background/wallpaper, and although it isn't a perfect solution, it does help me when I'm looking at the screen for long periods of time.
To help, CALL have developed a selection of plain, simple and natural coloured wallpapers which you can download and use on your iPad for free.
Although you can’t set the wallpaper to function as a global colour (e.g. in Settings and other Apps) you can use one of the plain coloured backgrounds when viewing the main screens and when moving between screens of Apps.
We currently have 11 colours that you can freely download and use on your iPad, regardless of the model (iPad 1, 2 or New iPad).
I recommend that you download your chosen background by using your iPad. If you are unable to download the background then try sending it by email to your iPad (see below for instructions to set the background/wallpaper).
Download the Yellow background
Download the Purple background
Download the Orange background
Download the Mustard background
First, you will need to download one of the backgrounds and save it to the Photos App which comes as a pre-installed App with your iOS. When the downloaded file appears tap and hold your finger until the pop-up menu appears. Select 'Save Image' - the image automatically saves to the Photos App.
Next, choose "Brightness & Wallpaper" from the menu on the left side of the settings screen.
Choose the Wallpaper tab under the brightness settings to go to the Wallpaper settings – there is also an arrow just to the right of the two iPad images.
Look for the wallpaper you have just downloaded and select it.
After choosing your selected wallpaper, you will be taken to a preview of the picture you want to use for the iPad's background.
To set the background, either tap the button labelled 'Set Lock Screen' to set the photo for your lock screen, 'Set Home Screen' to make the photo appear underneath your app icons or 'Set Both' for the background to be used as the global image or colour for your iPad.
If you require a 'global' colour solution you can purchase transparency coloured overlays which you fit onto the iPad's screen.
You can download the complete tutorial in PDF by selecting this link
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