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  1. 2003/08/15
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    Received a message from a friend that has a rather large rotating icon as a header which said, "From the desk of Tom Mason ". What is the recipe to change the name on the icon? Please advise. Thanks for your time.


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    Just a guess. Right click on it and see if you can do a "save as" and save it to your computer. You might try opening it with MS Paint and edit it.
     
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    Lis--Just ruminating here, since I have never done it. But basicially you will have to learn how to see and read the code and how to change the code for icons.
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    http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q="create+icon"&btnG=Google+Search
    One of the references looks especially good (but again I have not used it)
    http://www.cdmenu.de/icon.htm
    I see that putting an icon into Irfanview (www.irfanview.com) does not seem to permit anything other than changing the icon into a .jpg or .gif, but reading or editing the code does not seem available. And if you right click on an .ico file, then Read as Text, you get a lot of code which means nothing to me. I am not sure if that is the actual code or not.
     
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    Able to "save as ". However, unable to edit using paint. Do not have paint pro. Appreciate your replies. Any more ideas? Thanks
     
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    How about asking Tom Mason how he did it?
     
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    Lis--No, neither Paint nor Irfanview will let you see the code--actually the individual pixels.
    Did you try the http://www.cdmenu.de/icon.htm reference I suggested? Making or altering icons is not a matter of a few clicks.
    But the suggestion of asking Tom Mason is a good one. If he is a friend (or even if not) he might be so flattered when you show interest that he will offer to make a similar icon for you. I have had people do that for me. ;)
     
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    Unable to locate Tom Mason.
     
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