Creating an icon

Gaz · 08-10-2002 8:57am #1

Can someone tell me what i need to do in order to create an icon file from a bitmap ?

Zyox · 08-10-2002 2:30pm

afaik you can just use the bitmap file.

make a bitmap. make it nice. save it as a .bmp file and when you have the shortcut (or whatever) that you want to change the icon on, just point it to that image in the shortcut properties.

if that doesnt work you can also make the image and save it as a .ico file from mspaint. should work.

if all else fails try googling for a tutorial on it.

Dun · 08-10-2002 3:22pm

Can't say I've ever had to make an icon, but I always come across Microangelo as the icon editor.

Get it (shareware) here:

http://download.com.com/3000-2195-10153592.html

Bard · 08-10-2002 3:28pm

Microangelo is the best icon editor I've seen. I use it all the time and it's second to none imho.

Home page: http://www.impactsoft.com/muangelo/muangelo.htm
Evaluation download: http://download.com.com/3001-2195-10153592.html

GUI · 08-10-2002 8:29pm

Microangelo is best app ive seen..
also visual studio does it if ur a big development freak :-)

Creating an icon

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