{"id":94,"date":"2005-03-26T14:22:00","date_gmt":"2005-03-26T08:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2005\/03\/26\/transparent-desktop-screens-how-to-create-them\/"},"modified":"2026-10-13T10:20:02","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T04:50:02","slug":"create-transparent-desktop-screens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2005\/03\/create-transparent-desktop-screens\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Make a Transparent Laptop Screen in 5 Easy Steps"},"content":{"rendered":"

A transparent laptop screen<\/strong> is a fun visual trick: your laptop looks see-through, as if you can see the wall, desk or view behind it. The screen isn’t actually transparent. You take a photo of what’s behind the laptop, crop it to fit, set it as your wallpaper and line everything up. We first shared this in 2005 after seeing a popular Flickr gallery of these photos, and it works even better with today’s phone cameras and high-resolution screens. Here’s how to do it in five steps.<\/p>\n

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Quick answer:<\/strong> Put the laptop where you want it, move it aside and photograph the background from your viewing position, crop the photo to the exact area the screen covers, resize it to your screen resolution, set it as your desktop wallpaper with “Fill”, then put the laptop back and adjust the angle until the edges line up. Hide the taskbar and desktop icons for the best effect.<\/p>\n

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