How to Create and Use a Black Screen Saver (To Avoid Sleep Mode) - Great for Music!

How to Create and Use a Black Screen Saver (To Avoid Sleep Mode) -

Great for Music!

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Use a Black Rectangle Made from a Screenshot:

Take a screenshot of your desktop to perform this. Use a black-colored rectangle to get a black-colored background. In an Album with other items in it, the photos will continue to switch. By creating a new album with only the black rectangle, only the rectangle will reside, and nothing with change.

The Black-Colored Rectangle:

The Steps to Follow, Mentioned In Depth with Screenshots:

I. Change your Desktop Background to Black:

See Screenshot 1.

1. Go to: System Preferences
2. Select: Desktop & Screen Saver
3. Click: Desktop tab
4. Select: Colors
5. Select: black [Top-Left Corner Item of Color Pallet]

II. Capture a Portion of your Black Desktop:

See Screenshot 2.

1. Hold Down: these three keys simultaneously: Shift + Command + 4
2. Drag: the cursor along an empty black spot on the screen (with no icons)

III. Drag the Black Screenshot to a New Album:

See Screenshot 3.

1. Open: Photos App
2. Go to: File menu
3. Select: New Album
4. Drag & Drop: the screenshot into the album
5. Click: Import

IV. Select the Screenshot:

See Screenshot 4.

IV. Select the Screenshot:

1. Go to: System Preferences
2. Select: Desktop & Screen Saver
3. Click: Screen Saver tab
4. Select: Classic (on left)
5. Click: Source drop-down menu
6. Select: Photo Library...
7. Select: the album created from step 3
8. Click: the black rectangle (screenshot from Step 2)
9. Click: Choose button

V. Preview the Screen Saver:

See Screenshot 5.

1. Open: Music and let it play
2. Hover: your cursor over the Screen Saver
3. Click: "Preview"

VI. Use the Screen Saver:

See Screenshot 6.

1. Go to: System Preferences
2. Select: Desktop & Screen Saver
3. Click: Screen Saver tab
4. Click: Start after: drop-down menu
5. Select: 1 Minute

SCREENSHOTS:

• Screenshot 1:

Change your Desktop Background:

• Screenshot 2:

Capture a Portion of your Black Desktop:

(See Top-Left Corner)

• Screenshot 3:

Drag Black Rectangle to a New Album:

• Screenshot 4:

Select the Screenshot:

• Screenshot 5:

Use the Screensaver (Click the preview button and wait until the screensaver comes up)

• Screenshot 6:

Use the Screen Saver: