TipDeck.com » Downloads http://tipdeck.com Home of the how to videos and instructions Wed, 24 Aug 2011 01:01:45 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 How to Use an Email Notifierhttp://tipdeck.com/how-to-use-an-email-notifier http://tipdeck.com/how-to-use-an-email-notifier#comments Wed, 13 Jul 2011 10:01:56 +0000 Sofi http://tipdeck.com/?p=10904 How to Use an Email Notifier How to Use an Email NotifierEmail notifier or email notifying software is used by a large number of people to get immediate information or notification at the time of receiving an email. A person can concentrate on other activities after installing the email notifying software on his PC. The application will automatically pop up a message indicating the received emails. You can install this software on your desktop and allow it to run on in a continuous manner. The moment a new email arrives in your inbox, you can get alerted through some sound or visual notification. When you are planning to install an email notifying software on your PC, you have options to download from a number of free as well as paid software. Further, each version of the applications offers a set of special and distinct features to get notified about the new emails in a more effective and efficient manner.

Instructions

  • While choosing the appropriate email notifying software, you need to consider the type of operating system (OS) installed on your personal computer. Some of the software is designed by targeting a specific OS or platform, whereas some email checkers can be run on multiple popular platforms including Windows, Linux and Mac OSX. Further, you have options to choose software that supports multiple email systems including AOL, Hotmail, Gmail, and Yahoo. The functionalities of the software also differ based on some specific communication protocols like POP, IMAP and other web email services. Once you select a suitable email notifying software for you PC, you can download and install it on the local hard drive of your PC.
  • Once the email notifying software is installed on your PC, you will be required to configure it. Most of the email checkers requires a set of specific details including your complete email address, password and information about your POP3 account. You can collect the POP3 account from your email provider, if you are aware of these details. If you have multiple email accounts and want to get notification on emails received in different inboxes, you have to enter the information in an individual and distinct manner for each email provider.
  • Some of the software notifies the users about the new emails through sound and visuals. So while configuring the email notifying software. You have to select the exact sound file that you want to be played the moment a new email arrives in your inbox. The visual notifier can also be set up in a manner to not to disappear from the screen and remain displayed till you open and red the new email. After configuring the notification, you can save the new setting and start using the email notifier.
  • The email notifier also allows you to open the new email by clicking on the visual notification screen without visiting your mail inbox. You can read the email as well send replies and delete the message directly though the notification screen. When you are not reading the emails immediately the software will further keep track of the unread emails and display the number as part of the notification display screen.

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]]> http://tipdeck.com/how-to-use-an-email-notifier/feed How to Make your Own Podcasthttp://tipdeck.com/how-to-make-your-own-podcast http://tipdeck.com/how-to-make-your-own-podcast#comments Fri, 01 Apr 2011 15:00:40 +0000 Sofi http://tipdeck.com/?p=8486 How to Make your Own Podcast How to Make your Own PodcastWith the advancement in communication technology, modern people have much better and advanced options to share different types of information, data, or news with their loved ones. The traditional text messaging and status updates on social networks are now being replaced with popular techniques like podcasts. Podcasts are a series of digital audio and video media files posted by the maker at regular intervals. A person has options to make these digital files by using either audio or video or both. After making this digital file, you can share it with your loved ones through various social networks and blogs.

Instructions

  1. For making a podcast you must spend some time in deciding the nature and type of content to be used in the digital file. Due to the limited storage facilities offered by the websites, you need to prepare the media file in a concise and exact manner. If you are not sure about the lines to be recorded, you can write these on a piece of paper to refer it while recording the message. People made different types of digital files to share something they are passionate about. You can record a song or even your personal opinion relating to some cause or issue that is much closer to your heart. There are also many official podcasts released by companies to aware people about their products and policies.
  2. There is a wide variety of software available online for recording the podcast with audio, video, or both. Some of the software is available free, whereas others need to be purchased from other websites. You can also sue some of the latest gadgets like cell phones, smart phones and Apple iPod to make a video clips with live sound. But after recording the digital file, you must spend some time in checking the recording quality of both audio and video. The podcast will be able to create the desired effect only, when it is made by combining the best quality of audio and video.
  3. After checking the quality of the recorded podcast, you can use the available technique to share the same on internet. If you already have an internet provider, you can ask the host to provide some online storage space on your server. But if you are not able to find a suitable internet service provider, you can consider availing the free services offered by various video uploading websites. Further, if you are going record and publish podcasts on a regular basis, you can consider booking your own domain name and use the same to share the various episodes of the podcast recorded by you.
  4. Once your podcast is available online, you need to inform the world about its availability. You can share the URL through various popular social networking and blogging websites to inform your friends and subscribers about the posted digital file. Many people also create RSS feed for their podcasts to increase the number of people viewing their podcasts. The feed is a computer readable file and helps in informing people about the content and nature of your digital media file.

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]]> http://tipdeck.com/how-to-make-your-own-podcast/feed How to Family-proof Your PChttp://tipdeck.com/how-to-family-proof-your-pc http://tipdeck.com/how-to-family-proof-your-pc#comments Tue, 21 Dec 2010 19:06:11 +0000 Sofi http://tipdeck.com/?p=6323 How to Family proof Your PC How to Family proof Your PCIt is most common across many families that, the members use a single PC for accessing and storing their data and information. When multiple users are using a single system, then there are chances of invasion of privacy as well as security. So you have to devise a plan, which will keep each member’s private and personal data inaccessible from other members and simultaneously protect your overall system from various virus attacks and malicious software outbreaks. While making the plan, you have to ensure that you are not making compromises either on privacy or on the security.

Instructions

  1. The simplest way to family-proof your PC is to create multiple accounts with different privileges. You can create an individual account for each member of your family and set specific rights for them to access and download specific programs and applications. The rights of an uber-administrator should remain with you and using this right you can set use rights for different user accounts created for other family members. Also, set each user id with a separate password and reveal it to the member who is going to use the particular account. This will allow some bit of privacy among the members and also allow them to store their confidential and private data in a folder which cannot be accessed by outsiders or other family members.
  2. When so many people are accessing internet from a single PC, the chances are higher that some virus or other may attack your system on a recurring basis. So always safeguard the security of your family members’ data with premium anti-virus software. Along with the software install few related applications like freeware firewall, spyware scanner and encryption. You can initially download and test the effectiveness of the free trial version of the anti-virus software released by different companies and the upgrade the same to a premium version based on its success rate in protecting your PC from different viruses and malicious software outbreaks. As all your family members store and access their data through a single PC, it becomes more important to protect the data and system from frequent virus attacks.
  3. The antivirus software will help in protecting your system from fresh virus attacks, but you have to activate the options which will show whether the content stored on a website is safe or not. You can scan the search results using a software and click on the safe site based on its safety ratings and reasons. Some search result pages through Google and Yahoo show an icon which indicates whether the site is safe for viewing or not. Share the information will all other family members and advise them to access the particular site only after checking the safety rating of its contents.
  4. Always upgrade your browser to the latest version released by its maker as the upgradations often include better security measures among other enhanced features. Also, avoid using the most popular browser as it is more prone to virus attack due to its wide spread usage.
  5. As per the old proverb “prevention is better than cure”, keep reminding the family members who use the same PC to stick to the basic security parameters while downloading and storing data from internet. If they exercise a little bit of caution while using the system, it will save you from spending hours in checking and rectifying the mess created by them. Train others about the security measures and ensure that everyone accessing your PC must make the precautions and secure guidelines a regular habit whenever they are using the system.

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]]> http://tipdeck.com/how-to-family-proof-your-pc/feed How to Send Email to a Cell Phonehttp://tipdeck.com/how-to-send-email-to-a-cell-phone http://tipdeck.com/how-to-send-email-to-a-cell-phone#comments Sun, 19 Dec 2010 11:03:43 +0000 Sofi http://tipdeck.com/?p=6280 How to Send Email to a Cell Phone How to Send Email to a Cell PhoneEmails have become an inseparable part of our day-to-day activities. It is the most common and popular medium of interacting with others for both official and personal purposes. But there are times when you will be in need to send an email to a person when he is on the go and does not have any access to internet connectivity. There is a simple and easy option to send emails directly to your friend/associate’s cell phone, which he can access as a normal text message similar to a SMS. Most of the mobile carriers provide Email To SMS gateways which are free and you send a message to the recipient without incurring any additional costs.

Instructions

1. You can send emails to the cell phones through the Email To SMS gateways provided by mobile carriers. Most of these carriers offer the service for free, which enables their subscribers to send emails to their own and others cell phones without incurring any cost. For sending the email, you need information about the number which will receive the email along with the carrier of the particular recipient. You can send emails to a set of numbers belonging to a different carrier. But each of these numbers has to be in the exact formant and contain the details of the particular carrier. We have listed down some of the major US carriers who provide the option to send emails directly to cell phones.

Alltel: [10-digit phone number]@message.alltel.com
Example: 1234567890@message.alltel.com
AT&T (formerly Cingular): [10-digit phone number]@txt.att.net
[10-digit phone number]@mms.att.net (MMS)
[10-digit phone number]@cingularme.com
Example: 1234567890@txt.att.net
Boost Mobile: [10-digit phone number]@myboostmobile.com
Example: 1234567890@myboostmobile.com
Nextel (now Sprint Nextel): [10-digit telephone number]@messaging.nextel.com
Example: 1234567890@messaging.nextel.com
Sprint PCS (now Sprint Nextel): [10-digit phone number]@messaging.sprintpcs.com
[10-digit phone number]@pm.sprint.com (MMS)
Example: 1234567890@messaging.sprintpcs.com
T-Mobile: 10-digit phone number]@tmomail.net
Example: 1234567890@tmomail.net
US Cellular:[10-digit phone number]email.uscc.net (SMS)
[10-digit phone number]@mms.uscc.net (MMS)
Example: 1234567890@email.uscc.net
Verizon: [10-digit phone number]@vtext.com
[10-digit phone number]@vzwpix.com (MMS)
Example: 1234567890@vtext.com
Virgin Mobile USA: [10-digit phone number]@vmobl.com
Example: 1234567890@vmobl.com
Comcast : [10-digit phone number]@ comcastpcs.textmsg.com
Example: 1234567890@comcastpcs.textmsg.com
Fido: [10-digit phone number]@ fido.ca
Example: 1234567890@fido.ca
Telus: [10-digit phone number]@ msg.telus.com
Example: 1234567890@msg.telus.com
2. Log in to your email service providing website using your log in credentials (username and password).
3. Click on the “Compose” or “New Mail” button to write the exact message you want to send to the recipient. Ensure that the message is short and limited within 160 characters, because if the message length crosses the length the recipient will receive the mail multiple text messages. This may also spoil the charm and continuity of a single message.
4. After composing the mail, go to the subject field and write an appropriate line, matching with the main text of the mail.
5. In the recipient textbox of the mail, you have to enter the number and carrier details in the exact format just like you are typing the recipient’s email address as explained in step 1. You can type multiple numbers using the appropriate separator for sending the same mail to multiple recipients.
6. Click on the Send button to send the composed mail to the recipient’s cell phone.
7. The message will be delivered to the recipient and he can view it just like a normal text message or SMS.

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]]> http://tipdeck.com/how-to-send-email-to-a-cell-phone/feed How to Get Free Musichttp://tipdeck.com/how-to-get-free-music http://tipdeck.com/how-to-get-free-music#comments Sat, 18 Sep 2010 11:00:48 +0000 Sofi http://tipdeck.com/?p=4952 How to Get Free Music How to Get Free MusicMusic is preferred by all no matter whether young or old. Ipods are pricey, and then it requires you to upload music to it! If you want to save money on music downloading, there are many ways. This article will tell you how to find free music for your ipod.

Instructions

All you need to download free music are internet access and iPod.

  • Go to the iTunes Store. There are facilities to download free videos as well as music every week from iTunes. At the iTunes Store home page, you can find a section at the end of the page. It catalogs music which is free for the week. You can also find new song that takes place on Tuesdays. Hence ensure to verify it at every week.
  • You can also visit the blog that gives information on the free iTunes music store. There subscribe to RSS feed. You can get access to sources of free song and videos through the blog.
  • There are also software by installing which you can find free song such as Morpheus, LimeWire. They are user-friendly. You can download the free version of morpheus, phonemusicunlimited, Limewire. You also need windows media player. There are also substitutes like the open source eMule. After you download it, there is search option to find a song. You can enter the name or group, and it will show you a list of songs. Double click on the song you want to start downloading. After the download finishes, you can see it under the library tab.By making double click on the song, you can include it to a playlist under the player tab. Here include as many songs as you would like at once. Select the playlist just created and then save it. You need to save it in the folder that comes about. No need to change the location. After saving it, run windows media player. Select file menu and click open. Choose the playlist that you just created.
  • You can also get free song from Amazon.com. You can also get free music downloads for your regular mp3 player apart from an iPod at Amazon. For this go to the Amazon mp3 Download Page. In the menu, there is an option meant for free songs. Moreover you can download song with special preference to specific artist and observe the full listing from the mp3 download section.
  • iT’s Free Downloads is a good source to get access to free iTunes. It also allows you get download song from several international iTunes Stores. It is a good way to have access to a number of international music while you flog simultaneously an international menu!
  • mFiles is also a good place for free downloads of classical music.
  • There are also stores to download kids free stories such as Storynory. At Free Kids Music, there are is a huge collection of free kiddie music, as well as educational song.

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]]> http://tipdeck.com/how-to-get-free-music/feed How to Download Movies Using Torrentshttp://tipdeck.com/how-to-download-movies-using-torrents http://tipdeck.com/how-to-download-movies-using-torrents#comments Sat, 11 Sep 2010 23:00:35 +0000 Sofi http://tipdeck.com/?p=4878 How to Download Movies Using Torrents1 How to Download Movies Using TorrentsDownloading movies from the Internet using several client software programs is increasingly gaining ground across the Internet users in the recent times. Among many software programs that can be installed on a computer to for downloading movies from the Internet for free, uTorrent is the most popular client software. Let’s take a look at some simple steps to download movies using Torrents.

Step#1: Download the Client Software:

The first step to downloading movies on the Internet is downloading the software to your computer. You can Google the Internet for any of such popular software program of your choice and then download the file to your computer. Then you have to install it on your computer. You can do by following a couple instructions which are easy to understand and follow. While the installation process is underway, the software may ask you about where you want downloaded movies to be stored in future. In other words, it actually asks you select a location for a folder to be created on your hard drive of your computer. You can choose E, D, F or any other drive depending on your ease and personal choice. However, make sure you choose a drive which has the largest space on it. You don’t want to face problem in future just in case the drive runs out of space to store your downloaded movies.

Step#2: Visit Popular Torrent Sites:

When the client software is successfully installed on your computer, it is time to search for the movie files that you want to download. There are number of torrent sites which you can visit and search for the movie file which you want to download. However, the most popular ones include The Pirate Bay and Mininova. The reasons of their popularity are based on several popular criteria for downloading movies. For instance, many users want to download torrent movie files that are genuine, of decent quality and carry no virus. Usually, information about the movie files are mentioned alongside the movie files in those sites. It is imperative to read user comments before you download the movie files. The comments sometimes can save you from potential frustration if you happened to choose a wrong movie or one of low video/audio quality or even some danger virus. Users who have downloaded the movie files already offer their comments; so reading comments can actually be very useful while downloading movies using torrents.

Step#3: Download The Files:

When you have found the desired movie files on torrent sites, you need to download the same to your computer. Then you have to open and run the files in order to let the download begin on your torrent software. Dpending on the speed of your Internet services, the download will complete in due time. However, you can choose to speed up the download process by tweaking around the torrent software a bit. To begin with you can go to the menu option and choose to set the download speed limit to unlimited. Torrent software allows you to control the entire downloading process end to end. For example, you can initiate the downloading process and prompt the software to command the computer on an auto-shutdown mode once the movies are downloaded. This can save you from waiting for the movies to be downloaded completely.

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]]> http://tipdeck.com/how-to-download-movies-using-torrents/feed How to Save YouTube Videoshttp://tipdeck.com/how-to-save-youtube-videos http://tipdeck.com/how-to-save-youtube-videos#comments Tue, 25 May 2010 20:01:11 +0000 Sofi http://tipdeck.com/?p=3759 YouTube How to Save YouTube VideosYouTube is one of the most popular social networking sites available on the Internet today. Millions of users log on to YouTube to upload, watch and download their favorite videos online. Hundred of thousands videos are being uploaded to this popular video network on a daily basis. According to Forbes, YouTube is the biggest television station on the planet. Interestingly, three quarters of US Online Internet audience download online videos and YouTube figures prominently on their list. Downloading and saving YouTube videos are become a favorite past time among the Internet users around the world. However, many newbies are still ignorant about the tricks of downloading and saving YouTube videos.

Let’s take a look at how to download and save YouTube videos:

Step-1: Before you learn how to download and save YouTube video on your computer, you should know that there are several ways to do it. You can do it by using many software programs that can be installed on your computer or you can visit many websites that allow you to download and save YouTube videos on your computer. While installing YouTube downloader software programs might be something you want to avoid this time, let’s talk about those websites which allow you to download directly from their website. Websites such as SaveTube and SaveVideoDownload are some of the popular websites that you can use to download and save YouTube Videos.

Step-2: Log on to YouTube and copy the link of your favorite video which you want to download to your personal computer. Open a new window on your browser and log on to any of the popular websites mentioned above.

Step-3: Paste your URL (the link) on to the desired section given on the website and the choose category for the video. For example, you can choose a music video or any category as you feel relevant to the kind of video you want to download. This usually helps you to see your downloaded videos in the “Browse the Latest Saved Videos”.

Step-4: After choosing the category for your video, you can click on the “go” button. As soon as you click on the go button, you will get a “Download URL” option to click on. All you need to do is click on it and save at your desired location on your computer.

The instructions above are just one of the ways you can follow to save YouTube videos. However, there can be several other ways as effective as the above instructions. Software developers are working over time to enable downloading and saving videos for Internet users. Hence, you can find a lot more attached techniques and tools to save YouTube videos on your computer.

Hope these tips are helpful to you and happy downloading!

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]]> http://tipdeck.com/how-to-save-youtube-videos/feed How to Download Pictureshttp://tipdeck.com/how-to-download-pictures http://tipdeck.com/how-to-download-pictures#comments Wed, 07 Apr 2010 02:02:58 +0000 Sofi http://tipdeck.com/?p=3332 How to Download Pictures1 How to Download PicturesPictures of any shape or design have always kept us close to the concept of curiosity and interest. Images that we often tend to capture are made to come alive in pictures when we trace down the leaves of a magazine or surf the4 internet. The subject of concern may be different but the satisfaction it provides is immense and overwhelming. No matter how much time we spend in making it a passion or at times a hobby but these pictures are perfect to ease and occupy our mind and eyes for a greater frame of time slot. The categories that fall under this section of entertainment and appreciation are too huge as the desire is a human is never quenching and complete.

Many of us might always have a craving to make this pictures get downloaded in our own computer system. These are also prized possession for those who have zeal and craze for such collection under their names. Few easy and effective steps are discussed below which will make these desires come alive on a simpler approach: -

Based on the Browsing

It is very important as to how we start and progress with our search for a particular picture or a category of selection. This is because there are various relevant sites which can come handy and useful for such a search. But all pictures might not have the same clarity and resolution as we had expected before the navigation process was stared. You can surf the internet for hours together but still fail to make a relatively satisfying end as per your interest and anticipation. You my even may the situations where you gravely appreciated a picture but could not make it count in your collection because of some copyright issue and unsupported format. So to avoid all these trying browsing for such pictures through any browse engines with appropriate keywords for the pictures. Often correct and accurate keywords make the search easy and end up in a exact picture selection according to your desire and expectation.

Downloading Procedure

Next is the process of saving the picture you selected out of the millions of similar frames and photos present on the internet. As because, if you fail to download these pictures, then the whole process of your search gets no preferred recognition and acclamation in contrast to the amount of time devoted. Normally the browsers through which you start the search (Internet Explorer, Opera, Mozilla Firefox, Orbit etc) have their own downloading tabs in built so that you can simply make the process easy. In such an environment all you need to do is just one step away from reaching the destination. Just right click on the picture with the mouse and there will be an option available like “save as” or “save image” when an instant menu gets opened on the screen of your computer system. Select the option with a single left click of the mouse and the image automatically starts to get download in the available tabs like “download” or ‘transfers” of the browser. After the downloading is over you can just double click with the left button of the mouse and can see the destination folder in which the picture of your selection is saved.

Using a Definite Software

There is also some unique software to download pictures form the internet to your computer system. Some of the names of such downloading softwares are Download Accelerator Plus (DAP), Speed Bit Accelerator etc. These softwares are every fast in downloading the pictures and the most important feature in it is that such softwares does not slow the performance of your computer system. All you need is to copy the URL (Universal Resource Locator) of the picture and paste it on the downloading tabs available on these softwares. This can be easily done by selecting the option “properties” or “copy link location” or even “save target as” which is available after the instant menu appears on the screen by a right click on the image or picture you selected.

These are the ways you can make to come across for downloading your favorite pictures and have a collection of those in your computer system. But make sure you do not drag the mouse instead of a click while performing these steps. Otherwise the whole process will go in vain.

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]]> http://tipdeck.com/how-to-download-pictures/feed How to install a Drupal themehttp://tipdeck.com/how-to-install-a-drupal-theme http://tipdeck.com/how-to-install-a-drupal-theme#comments Sun, 04 Apr 2010 20:01:49 +0000 Sofi http://tipdeck.com/?p=3311 How to install a Drupal theme How to install a Drupal themeToday having a website is like owning a pet. Everyone seems to want to have a website of their own and it isn’t restricted to business owner or service providers only. And building and maintaining a website is pretty easy these days and there are various softwares available these days that anyone can build a website. There is no need to have prior knowledge as well. One of the most popular web-based content management systems that is reliable and easy to install is Drupal. It is developed in PHP language and is operated with a MySQL database. Not only one can develop simple website but it can also be used to build and run large website including online communities.

Installing Drupal to your website would give you a lot of benefits and you can even give your website a new look and feel with ease. One of the most attractive features that makes Drupal such a useful tool is its different themes that one can choose to install in their websites. If you have already installed Drupal and you want to change the theme then you can easily do it. Here is a step by step description to help you install your favorite Drupal theme.

  • Changing the theme of your website helps you give a new look to the website. It can increase the number of visitors to your website eventually improving your business. So when you select a theme, make sure, it is attraction as well as relates to you business.
  • You can do small changes to the theme to match the compatibility of the various browsers used by different users world around.
  • After choosing the theme you like, you can download it. But before downloading, check that the theme is compatible to the Drupal version you are using. For example the themes for version 4 may not work for version 5 and higher. And the themes that work for version 5 may not work for version 4.
  • You can check the README file to see if the theme requires any special steps. If there are specific steps then you would have to follow that to install the new theme.
  • Create a new directory in the Drupal website and upload the require contents in the new themes folder. The directory path would look like /sites/all/themes/new theme.
  • Go to Administrator and choose the new theme.
  • You would have to go to the user preferences to select the theme that you uploaded. There would be a list of checkboxes that you need to select if you want to make it your default theme.

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]]> http://tipdeck.com/how-to-install-a-drupal-theme/feed How to Install Iconshttp://tipdeck.com/how-to-install-icons http://tipdeck.com/how-to-install-icons#comments Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:00:24 +0000 Sofi http://tipdeck.com/?p=3059 How to Install Icons How to Install IconsIn the language of technical terms an icon is basically a depiction or a symbol of a particular software program shown in a graphical view. We can also define icon as a logo which is used as a substitute to the alphanumeric standards displayed on the monitor or screen of a computer system. While installing any software, these icons automatically gets generated on the screen, system tray or even on the start menu of your computer system. You can even manually install these icons with the options available for that particular software. Normally the default icon to represent or identify that software gets displayed during the installation process of the software. You can even change these icons at will even by downloading it from the internet. In the mid of 1970, Xerox Palo Alto Research Center invented the graphical icons to be used in a computer so that the creation of the computer interface becomes relatively easy for the initial beginners. Later the Microsoft Windows and Apple Macintosh brought the tradition of using icons as a shortcut option for executing the software after its installation. They have various distinct sizes which are also defined at times by the users manually. The fonts, colored features, animated logos are also found in the characters of an icon file. Icons also represent a file, program, folder or even a machine on the operating system for a user.

The procedure of installing icons is comparatively easy and interesting. Some useful steps are mentioned below for this purpose: -

  • As soon as you single right click over the available shortcut of a particular software program, a dialog box appears. There you will be available to notice various options available for a user to make use of. Select the option “shortcut” with a single left-click of the mouse. Instantly, a new comparatively small window appears on the screen where there are options or tabs to change your icon for that particular program.
  • Select the option “Change Icon” with a single left-click of the mouse and soon there appears a set of default icons already available for the software. You can choose among those default icons or can even go for your desired icons. This is done by clicking on the option “Browse” to select an image from your computer hard disk.
  • How to Install Icons1 How to Install IconsBut there are basically three file extensions that identify an icon in a computer system. These are .DLL (meant for multiple icons) .ICO (meant for a particular icon) and .ICL which are available to define an icon file.
  • You can choose the desired images to make it an icon for that program either by double-clicking the left button of your mouse or by a single left-click followed by selection the “Ok” tab option available in the small window. Automatically the dialog box window disappears and you again reach the first stage of your options where the shortcut key display was available.
  • Finally you have to select the “Ok” option once again so that the new icon that you have chosen gets the time to generate over the old displayed one. After a couple of seconds you will be able to notice your selected icon as a shortcut option for that program where you can click to access the features of the software.

This finishes your installation or changing an icon procedure quite effectively. But make sure you never drag the shortcut option rather than clicking on it to avoid malfunctioning of the steps mentioned above.

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