Within Windows, you can use many tools that will greatly facilitate the life of the computer to the computer. Among the variety of functions, you can create an icon or change the existing one. This not only makes a variety, but sometimes it is an indispensable method of programming.
How to create a new icon in Windows?
The user has two options: create a completely new icon or modify the existing one.
The first option is to easily implement if you create an icon on the desktop. For this, there will be no third-party applications and special programming skills.
First you need to find an image that the user would like to see as an icon. Save the image and open it in "native" for Windows application Paint. Now the user's task is to change the image size (usually selected formats 16 * 16, 32 * 32, 64 * 64). So that this manipulation is able to, first remove the mark from the position "Save the proportions".
After changing the size, the image must be saved in the VMR format (select "Save as" and "Image in the VMR format").
You do not need to use Paint as a graphic editor. Something will suit anyone possesses similar features.
Now it is necessary to be extremely attentive and fulfill everything true, otherwise the icon will be inoperable:
- you should change the permission from .bmp on .ico;
- bring a new icon to a label that wants to change the user (you need to select "Properties" - "change the icon", in the address bar enter the location of the icon. It can also be done by clicking "Overview" and finding a manual icon);
- confirm the action;
- go to the "Properties" of the label - "Apply" - "OK".
If you need to fix a shortcut with a new icon in "Start" or on the control panel, you should right-click on the new icon and select "Stop on the initial screen".
How to modify the icon in Windows?
In addition to creating new icons, you can also modify the existing options. This will automatically touch all the icons of the same type.
For example, if you change the icons for notepad files, then all TXT files will have another "face".
The algorithm of actions in this case will be as follows:
- Click on My Computer - "Service" - "Folder Properties".
- Find the File Types tab.
- Determine the icon to be changed.
- On the right to find "Advanced" - "change the icon".
- Select a new icon that will be replaced by the previous one.
- Confirm your choice.
This method can not always work, because some icons are simply impossible to modify. For example, the icons of many folders will remain unchanged.
External program to create new icons
The optimal program that will help create your own icons in Windows is an IrfanView. Before proceeding with the procedure, you need to create a separate folder called "Icons".
Open the program and choose the image that will be the "face" icon. Now it is necessary to make this picture square. To do this, go to the "Images" tab and select "Change the Image Size" (set the format 16 * 16 or 32 * 32).
You can also change the depth of color. To do this, you should simultaneously click on the "Images", and then "to reduce the depth of color." A palette will appear on the screen on which you can choose the number of colors.
The next step is to save changes. Be sure to select the extension .ico.
The user can also select the "Save Transparent Color" function, then the icon will be invisible.
Knowledge obtained in this article will help raise your programming level, create or change icons in Windows in just a few minutes.
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