Dual Desktop Pictures

Hi, I have dual LCDs and i want to use dual screen desktop pictures. They are split files and i have them in two different folders. I have each screen set to use the appropraite folder. Now for my problem... When i click the "change picture" it uses a random choice of picture. In other words both screens don't start showing the first picture in the selection window. Is there a way that i can set system preferences to display a set order of the pictures. By doing it this way both of my screens will show the appropriate half of the dual display picture. I hope I didn't confuse anyone with my discription. Thanks

Ok here's my understanding of what you want to do, correct me if I'm wrong. You have 2 monitors, and two pictures. One of the pictures will correspond to each appropriate monitor. In other words its one large/wide picture but you have it split up in half one for each monitor. Now, you want one to remain on one monitor and the other on its repected monitor.
When you go to your System Preferences and you go to the Desktop and Screen Saver pane, you should get a panel in each monitor. Each with a list of folders on the left and on the right the thumbnails for the pictures. Don't check Change Picture. I think thats your first problem. Next, just navigate to the folders with your picture in it from your Finder and drag the picture into the the "Well" on each monitors desktop Picture panel. And that should do it.

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