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Is a ".gif" file thes same as an ".ico" file. Is there a way to turn an
..gif file into a .ico file?

Do have some recommendation of a tool to use to create/edit icons?

Thanks in advance for your assistance!!!!!!!!
Nov 15 '05 #1
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> Is a ".gif" file thes same as an ".ico" file.

No, these are different graphic formats.
Is there a way to turn an .gif file into a .ico file?
Yes, I think you can do that with VS .NET. Open a .gif file in the IDE, then
create a new icon file. Select all the .gif file content and paste it to the
created icon. Then, paint all transparent areas with the transparent color
(displayed as a stylized computer monitor image filled with green on the
color picker tool window) and save the icon file.

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.gif file into a .ico file?

Do have some recommendation of a tool to use to create/edit icons?

Thanks in advance for your assistance!!!!!!!!


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