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| Focus on the sites offering icon-specific art. While it's possible to create your own icons by formatting images with a graphics editing program, it's easiest in the beginning to use something that's pre-formatted. If you do choose to use a graphic that isn't pre-formatted, remember that it will shrink to a screen size of almost a half-inch (1.13 cm) square once you format it. For the best results, pick graphics that are simple and bold. |
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You can buy CD-ROMs containing clip art and icon designs, but a more inexpensive option is the Internet. Hundreds of art and design sites are at your fingertips--from cartoons to symbols to photographs. Some sites require a fee, but most have free designs available. To start looking, type "clip art" or "icons" into your search engine. The way you move the icon art onto your computer is the same for both CD-ROMs and the web. The first thing you want to do is make some space on your desktop available, so adjust your browser or CD-ROM window so it doesn't take up the whole screen. You can manipulate the window's size by clicking the arrow cursor on its bottom-right corner and then dragging diagonally toward the top-left (and vice versa). Next, click and hold the mouse button down on the image you want, drag it onto the empty space on your desktop (you'll see a ghost of the image drag across the screen), and release the mouse button. This will automatically save the image on your desktop. You can also click and hold the image until a popup menu appears, scroll down to Download Image to Disk, release the mouse button, and click Save for the same effect. Note: Sometimes images will be available as a group rather than individually (especially if you get them off the web). In these cases, you'll often be given the option to click Download, which should automatically download them into a free-standing folder on your desktop. If the images (or folders of images) you've saved don't readily appear on your desktop, you may have placed them into a desktop folder. Check through these (or do a find) to locate them. Now it's time to move the icon to where you want it.
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Find and move the icon
