Changing Quick Launch icons
A friend of mine loves to use her Quick Launch toolbar because it is fast and easy to find, and it does not take up a lot of room. One problem: She puts four of her favorite folders on the Quick Launch toolbar, and because all of the folders have the same icon, it is hard to tell which one is which. If you know the trick, it is easy to change icons for folders, files, and Web pages in the Quick Launch toolbar:
- Right-click the Quick Launch icon you want to change and choose Properties → Shortcut and then click the Change Icon button. Windows goes out to a file called Shell32.dll. It is renowned for having a large collection of icons.
- Choose an icon from the ones on offer, or click Browse and go find your own icon. The Web is full of icons, or you can make them yourself if you have a spare week or two. Run a Google search on "Free Windows Icons".
- Click OK twice. The Quick Launch icon changes to whatever icon you chose.
Most of the time, you can change a program's icon by using the previous steps. Other times, the program manufacturer locks you out. To see whether it is possible, open the Properties dialog box for the program and see if the Change Icon button is grayed out.
