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UncSki1218 · UncSki1218 #1 (**permalink**)

11-04-2005, 05:08 PM

how do you change the icon for an app?

chouk · chouk #2 (**permalink**)

11-04-2005, 05:15 PM

If you already have an icon, right click on it and get info. You will see a small icon at the very top. Click on it and copy it by pressing apple +c.
Go to your desired application, right click and get info. Click on the small icon and press apple+v to paste the new icon.

UncSki1218 · UncSki1218 #3 (**permalink**)

11-04-2005, 05:18 PM

thanks so much

chouk · chouk #4 (**permalink**)

11-04-2005, 05:22 PM

welcome

Meyvn · Meyvn #5 (**permalink**)

11-04-2005, 05:24 PM

And if you run into some of the few "stubborn" icons, you can replace the .icns file IN the resources folder (ctrl click, show package contents, resources). It's usually called appicon.icns, but the name changes with various applications. Also, if you want to revert to the original icon when you've pasted over it, you can just higlight it again and go to 'cut.'

Brown Study · Brown Study #6 (**permalink**)

11-04-2005, 05:37 PM

You also can make an icon from any picture by using Grab in the Utilities folder.

Fire up Grab, then open a picture. Go back to Grab, and from the Capture menu item, choose Selection. Swipe the crosshairs over that part of the picture that would make a decent icon, then save that picture to the desktop or somewhere you can find it easily. Double-click the Grab picture you just saved to the desktop, which will open it in Preview, then go to the Edit menu and choose Copy.

Use Get Info on a folder or document, activate the Get Info image by clicking on it once, then paste the picture.

chouk #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 31, 2005 Location: dodo island Posts: 304 Mac Specs: ibook g4, 14'', 1.33 Ghz, 60gig, 768ram, Mac OsX 10.4.3	11-04-2005, 05:15 PM If you already have an icon, right click on it and get info. You will see a small icon at the very top. Click on it and copy it by pressing apple +c. Go to your desired application, right click and get info. Click on the small icon and press apple+v to paste the new icon. Last edited by chouk; 11-04-2005 at 05:17 PM.
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Meyvn #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Nov 24, 2004 Posts: 726 Mac Specs: Black Colorware PowerBook 1.67 GHz G4, 2 GB DDR2, 100GB 7200 RPM	11-04-2005, 05:24 PM And if you run into some of the few "stubborn" icons, you can replace the .icns file IN the resources folder (ctrl click, show package contents, resources). It's usually called appicon.icns, but the name changes with various applications. Also, if you want to revert to the original icon when you've pasted over it, you can just higlight it again and go to 'cut.' 'cause when it rains, you know it pours.
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UncSki1218 #1 (permalink)
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Member Since: Jan 31, 2005 Location: dodo island Posts: 304 Mac Specs: ibook g4, 14'', 1.33 Ghz, 60gig, 768ram, Mac OsX 10.4.3	11-04-2005, 05:22 PM welcome
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Brown Study #6 (permalink)
Member Since: Mar 11, 2004 Location: Winnipeg Posts: 1,964 Mac Specs: G4 — Tiger and OS 9	11-04-2005, 05:37 PM You also can make an icon from any picture by using Grab in the Utilities folder. Fire up Grab, then open a picture. Go back to Grab, and from the Capture menu item, choose Selection. Swipe the crosshairs over that part of the picture that would make a decent icon, then save that picture to the desktop or somewhere you can find it easily. Double-click the Grab picture you just saved to the desktop, which will open it in Preview, then go to the Edit menu and choose Copy. Use Get Info on a folder or document, activate the Get Info image by clicking on it once, then paste the picture.
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