Start by creating a list of birds.
Click the Custom Lists button
Click File - New. The Custom List box will appear. Type in the name of your custom list. We recommend that you use a descriptive name like “Florida Warblers” rather than “Pete’s List” so you will remember what is on the list. If you like, you can also enter the List’s author.
To add birds to your list, type in the bird’s name in the box on the right or click the arrow to the right of the name box to scroll up and down the list of birds. Click on a bird’s name and then click the Add button. Continue adding more birds until you are done.
You can also create a list by using the ID Wizard. Enter the parameters you want and then click the Save As Custom List button.
To make a screen saver, select the custom list name and click File - Save as Screen Saver (in Mac, click the Screen Saver icon). You will have the choice of showing just the “best” picture or a random photo for a species. In Windows, you will also have the choice of including songs for your screen saver.
This list is now available under the Thayer Birding Software heading whenever you want to select a new screen saver.
Each time you save a list as a screensaver it replaces the list being used. You can return here and change the list being used as often as you like.
Selecting a Screen Saver in Windows:
From your desktop, left-click on an empty portion of the screen.
Click Properties
Click the Screen Saver tab
Click the small arrow to the right of the Screen Saver name
Scroll down and click on Thayer Birding Software
Set the timer and then click Settings to make other choices.
Click OK
Note: Clicking Control Panel and Display has the same effect as steps one and two.
To change the custom list of birds used on your screen saver, return to Custom Lists, highlight a new custom list name and click the Screen Saver button.
To make a Screen Saver in Mac: Open this birding program select a Custom List and click the Screen Saver icon. Then select a folder for the images.
Close the birding program and click the Apple icon at the top of the screen. Click System Preferences… and then click the “Desktop & Screen Saver” icon. Click the Screen Saver button at the top of the screen and then select tbs-screensaver (or whatever you named the file) from the list of screen savers on the left. If it does not appear, click the plus sign below the list of screen savers and scroll to the file you just created and add it to the list. You may now make a variety of selections to customize the look of your screen saver by clicking Display style or clicking Options…