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Are you a webmaster who would like to create an icon for your website that will show when someone adds your page as a bookmark?
Do you already have one, but dislike the white box that surrounds your icon?
If so, this guide is for you.
Please note: you will need Photoshop to follow this guide.
Open up Photoshop and select File > New (CTRL+N)
The following dialogue will pop up.
For the width and height, type in 32.
Paste in your favorite icon. You should see something like the image below.
Now select Image > Mode > Indexed Color (if it isn’t already selected.)
Hit “OK” at the following screen after ensuring the settings match the ones listed here.
Now select the Magic Wand tool (W)
Click on the white area that you would like to eliminate. Then press the delete key.
You should see checkered boxes in the background.
Now save the file as a PNG.
When prompted, select “None” and hit “OK“.
Now visit this website. Browse to the image on your hard drive (remember it must be a PNG) and convert the PNG image to an icon.
After downloading the icon, upload it to your web server.
Now for the last step. For each page or template you want to include the icon with put the following line of code between the tags.
You’re done! Upload the page with the new code and there you have it - a tidy transparent icon for others to identify your page by.
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April 11th, 2008 at 6:26 am
I got it to work, now all I need is a website to use it on
May 9th, 2008 at 6:55 am
How I can change the .png file to icon?
May 9th, 2008 at 11:31 am
Go here: http://converticon.com/
July 27th, 2008 at 1:13 pm
Your site- mintywhite.com is cool site, good job, owner.
July 28th, 2008 at 12:13 pm
Your site- mintywhite.com is excellent resource, good job, owner.
Good luck.
August 17th, 2008 at 7:44 pm
Cool
I don’t have a webiste, but I always wondered how they make them
August 18th, 2008 at 3:16 am
I’m new here, just wanted to say hello and introduce myself.
August 23rd, 2008 at 6:57 am
Nice blog, thanks.
August 25th, 2008 at 9:12 am
Cool blog
Thanks, webmaster.
September 14th, 2008 at 7:02 am
Good site
Thank your.