How to create your own icon for a folder?

Asked By Dudley Achan 0 points N/A Posted on - 11/23/2012

Hello,

I have a lot of folders and subfolder in PC.

Some times I find it very difficult to identify a folder among them. I have been thinking whether I could use a unique picture or create my own icon for each folder to make it easy to recognize.

Please tell me how to change the picture of a icon and how to create my own unique icon for a folder.

Thanks.

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Answered By shwanj whudson 0 points N/A #148017

How to create your own icon for a folder?

Hello Mr. Achan

Its a very good idea to change icon of folder to a user – defined picture for remembrance, you can change as picture file extension to .ico to be recognized as a icon file. Or you can easily create your own icons by using MS Paint, Photoshop or any other graphics program.

I will provide you the Easiest way to do it in MS Paint as follows:-

1. Click Start > Programs > Accessories, and select Paint.

2. Set the Height and Width of Image to 32 pixels.

3. Set the Zoom to 800%.

4. Now create your new icon. Save it as a bitmap (bmp) file.

5. You can change its extension later to .ico, to automatically recognized as icon file.

When you want to replace a Desktop icon with one you made yourself, you just need to remember the filename with which you created

Regards

Shwanj Whudson

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Answered By jeffe meeks 0 points N/A #148016

How to create your own icon for a folder?

Hi,

To create your own icons for your personal folders, you have to follow these instructions :

1. First, you have to make your pictures at the right size to be an icon. You can do this easily (by using paint for example) to resize the image to 32*32 then save the file as a BMP image.

2. Then go this menu Properties > Customize > Choose Picture by right clicking on the folder.

3. Choose the resized image and click on apply then Ok.

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Answered By Dudley Achan 0 points N/A #148018

How to create your own icon for a folder?

Thanks to all you guys for your wonderful comments.

Wow.Shwanj Whudson, your suggestion is excellent. Your detailed step by step system is easy to understand, and easy to remember, too.

I am able to set up in MS Paint by following your instructions.

Now I can make each folder easy to recognize by using a unique picture, or by creating my own icon for each folder.

Thanks once more for helping me, my friends.

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