Volte
01-28-2002, 11:17 AM
Ever gone to the 'Properties' dialog of a shortcut, clicked "Change Icon" and seen a bunch of different icons to choose from? Ever wanted to add that to your program? Well, now you can.
First, we need to use the Visual Basic Resource Editor. So, go to the Add-In's menu and click 'Add-In Manager...'. Now go choose 'VB 6 Resource Editor' and double click it. It will now be located in the Tools menu. So, open the Resource Editor. Now, click the 'Insert Icon' button on the toolbar (looks like a mosaic of a piece of paper). Now, go find all the icons you want to include in your application. Selected them all, and click OK. Now, click Save and save your .RES file in your project directory. You're done!
Now, after you're ready, compile your app into an EXE. Create a shortcut to the EXE somewhere and go to the properties. Click 'Change Icon' and, voila; Give your users some variety.
First, we need to use the Visual Basic Resource Editor. So, go to the Add-In's menu and click 'Add-In Manager...'. Now go choose 'VB 6 Resource Editor' and double click it. It will now be located in the Tools menu. So, open the Resource Editor. Now, click the 'Insert Icon' button on the toolbar (looks like a mosaic of a piece of paper). Now, go find all the icons you want to include in your application. Selected them all, and click OK. Now, click Save and save your .RES file in your project directory. You're done!
Now, after you're ready, compile your app into an EXE. Create a shortcut to the EXE somewhere and go to the properties. Click 'Change Icon' and, voila; Give your users some variety.