Today we have to find out what the icon for the folder is. In general, even a novice user is familiar with this object. Only not everyone knows that you can edit the icons. How to do this? Let's try to figure this out. It’s not so difficult if you know where to start.
Description
But first, remember what is an icon for a folder? If you look at the computer (or rather, look at the operating system), you will notice that each document has its own display style. This applies to music, and video, and pictures, and other files.
An icon for a folder is a peculiar view of this object. It can be standard or not. Each user, if desired, can change the "appearance" of the folder as he wants. And all this without the help of additional content. But how to set icons for folders? Let's try to answer this question.
Change from standard
The first thing you can offer users is to use the standard Windows library with folder icons. It is here that a lot of images are stored to help implement the task.
How is the icon for the folder set? To start, select the object and click on it with the right mouse button. Then you should select "Properties" in the list that appears. A window pops up in which you have to go to the "Settings" tab. Next - select the "Change Icon" option.
You will see a window in which you can replace the "appearance" of the folder. By default, the standard Windows library is installed. It will save novice users from the question of how to make an icon for a folder. Select the option you like and click "OK." So all the problems are solved.
Figure or download
True, sometimes the standard icon for a folder cannot be selected. In this case, you can draw it yourself or download ready-made libraries from the Internet. The second option is preferable for beginners. Just download a special image library from the Internet to your computer, save it and specify in the folder settings the path where the document "lies". You will see a list of available images, exactly the same as in the previous case.
If you decide to create the icon yourself, it’s better to download the Icon Studio. This application allows using the most ordinary graphic editor to create images to solve the question. Or any analogue of it. Open, draw "by hand", save. Next, set the saved image as an icon for the folder. Nothing complicated. The main problem is to invent and depict a picture.