LJL wrote:
> Yup, I saw the "images" link on Google. But Windows will not accept those
> images as icons, which have a different extension. So, I can't use the images
> as the icon for my main folder. But I did find one doing a regular Google
> search for "icons" and then searching the various collections. Not the best
> elephant I've seen, but it works for now.
>
> Thanks again.
>
> "Big_Al" wrote:
>
>> LJL wrote:
>>> Thank you. I did earlier Google searches that were, apparently, too specific
>>> (e.g., "elephant icon"). Just Googling "icon" worked - it took a bit of
>>> searching, but I did find one. Thanks. I may also take a look at the icon
>>> editor to see if I can improve the icon I got.
>>>
>>> "Big_Al" wrote:
>>>
>>>> LJL wrote:
>>>>> "Pull up good." Sorry. I must have missed something in the transmission.
>>>>>
>>>>> "Big_Al" wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> LJL wrote:
>>>>>>> I have been trying for a long time to find an icon of an elephant with its
>>>>>>> trunk going up that I can use as the icon for my main folder in Windows XP. I
>>>>>>> find a lot of clip art on Microsoft's site, but none of the images are icons
>>>>>>> and so can't be used for my purposes. Can you point me to a site where I can
>>>>>>> get the kind of icon I'm looking for - at no cost?
>>>>>> Pull up google. Click on the images link.
>>>>>> Then search for elephant. There is also a "size" option and you can
>>>>>> pick 'small' as you don't need the wallpaper size stuff.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> If that does not work, google 'icons' in the normal google.
>>>>>>
>>>> Pull up google. Sorry. Hardware problem, its either the keyboard or
>>>> the nut behind it. :-) I've fixed the OP above to read right.
>>>>
>>>> Also you can tweak icons with a free icon editor if you want.
>>>> http://icofx.ro/
>>>>
>>>> Its free and a rather full featured editor.
>> Did you see the "images" link at the top of google.com? If you click
>> there, google only searches images. Once you make a search like
>> 'elephant' you have a "size" option. You can pick 'small'.
>>
>>
>>
IcoFX will let you import another file type like bmp or gif and make a
ico out of it. Granted it has to be small enough or you crop. But it
can be done. I'll leave you alone to play. You're well on your way.