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# Displaying a Custom Picture on a Locked Screen

You can display a picture of your choice on the client screen while it is locked by Apple Remote Desktop. When creating images, make sure the image size will fit on the client computer's screen. For example, if you have clients with 800 x 600 screens, a picture that is 1024 x 768 will be scaled down to fit the screen.

1. Create a picture using a graphics program, such as AppleWorks.
2. Save the picture in PICT, TIFF, GIF, JPEG, or any other QuickTime-compatible static image format.

   QuickTime-compatible movies or QuickTime VR objects cannot be used.

3. Name the picture "Lock Screen Picture".
4. Copy the "Lock Screen Picture" file to /Library/Preferences/ on the client computer.

See also:

- Locking a Computer Screen
- Unlocking a Computer Screen
- Disabling a Computer Screen

For other client management tasks, see:

- Managing Computers