Changing your Icons in 4 Easy Steps
April 7th, 2007, Jihed | View Comments
You may know that there are some applications which make it very easy to use a complete set of icons automaticly:all you have to do is chose the set to use.
But there’s a way to change quickly the icon of an application or a folder.
1) Chose the folder/application you want and press Command+i:
This window will appear:

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2) Then open the folder where the icon you want to use is and press again command+i after selecting the icon.
3) Then, copy the icon you want to use from its information window, command+c after you select the small icon in the top of the window
4 ) Select now the icon you want to replace from the information window and paste the new icon command+v
InterfaceLift is a great site where you can get a lot of free icons sets and great wallpapers in multiple resolutions!
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Very very useful trick, many Mac users asked me on how to change icons so now we have an “official trick page”
Very clear for all..
Furthermore, I suggest to cover the routine for somebody to remove the customized icon and restore to the original one…
Thanks.
Great idea!the tutorial will be availabe very soon in the blog!stay tuned!
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