# Picture Options

Determines how the image set by wallpaper_filename is rendered. Possible values are “none”, “wallpaper”, “centered”, “scaled”, “stretched”, “zoom”, “spanned”.

- Type: dconf
- Key: /org/gnome/desktop/background/picture-options
- Default: 'zoom'

Note: default system value is used for "Not Configured" and enforced if "Disabled".

Supported on Ubuntu 22.04, 24.04, 25.04, 25.10.

<span style="font-size: larger;">**Valid values**</span>

* none
* wallpaper
* centered
* scaled
* stretched
* zoom
* spanned


<span style="font-size: larger;">**Metadata**</span>

| Element      | Value            |
| ---          | ---              |
| Location     | User Policies -> Ubuntu -> Desktop -> Background -> Picture Options    |
| Registry Key | Software\Policies\Ubuntu\dconf\org\gnome\desktop\background\picture-options         |
| Element type | dropdownList |
| Class:       | User       |
