Changing Desktop Shortcut Icon

[Guest David Schwartz]

I would like to customize the images used on my desktop shortcuts.

Right click-properties-change icons only lets me change it to an "icon file

type"

How can I use a JPG image for a desktop shortcut? Do I have to somehow

convert the JPG to an icon file type?

Also, in case it matters, the shortcuts I want to change are mainly

shortcuts to web sites.

Thanks

 

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David Schwartz

Commack, NY

[Guest Big_Al]

Re: Changing Desktop Shortcut Icon

 

David Schwartz wrote:

> I would like to customize the images used on my desktop shortcuts.

> Right click-properties-change icons only lets me change it to an "icon file

> type"

> How can I use a JPG image for a desktop shortcut? Do I have to somehow

> convert the JPG to an icon file type?

> Also, in case it matters, the shortcuts I want to change are mainly

> shortcuts to web sites.

> Thanks

>

Yes, you have to have an ICO file.

I use http://icofx.ro/ as an editor. It has built in a way to convert

JPG etc files. I think you just load it and it puts a sample on the

screen and depending on the resolution you have to move a square around

and cut out a usable portion of the image to use as the icon.

Remember jpgs can be very big.

Google images sometimes has nice icons if you search for "small" images.

 

Have fun. I customize most of mine. I hate normality. :-)