- Create a Custom Icon
- Create a Custom Icon
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- In addition to using the standard icons, you can create your own custom icons. You might want to create a custom icon that is consistent with those used in existing documentation, for example, or one that is based on your company logo. You can also make a new icon by starting with an existing icon, editing it as necessary, and saving it with a new name.
- To be used as a custom icon, a graphic file must satisfy the following constraints:
- It must be 22 pixels x 22 pixels in size
- It must be saved in .png, .jpg, or .gif format
- It must be saved in a package in the Library folder System/Icons/Custom
- An empty Custom folder is present in your Library by default, even if your content does not currently include custom icons.
- Note:
- When you change the icon of a frame link, you see a preview of each icon file saved in the folders System/Icons/Standard and System/Icons/Custom. You cannot browse to any other Library location to select an icon saved elsewhere. Also, if any file saved in a package in either of these folders does not satisfy the requirements for use as an icon (22 pixels x 22 pixels; .png, .jpg, or .gif format), you are not able to select it as an icon. In this case, you must
- edit the file in the package
- You can simplify icon management by taking the following approach:
- Save only one icon per package
- Use the same name for the package and the icon file it contains
- Ensure that only valid icon files, contained in packages, are saved in the Library folders System/Icons/Standard and System/Icons/Custom
- Multi-user Considerations
- Any new document that you create or link is automatically checked out to you. If you want to make a new document available to multiple authors and place the document under the Developer's
- version control system
- Check In and Check Out Documents
- To create a custom icon:
- In your image editing software, create a graphic appropriate for use as a link icon. You can also make a new icon by starting with an existing icon and editing it as necessary.
- Create a new package.
- Add the image file to the package.
- Save the package in the folder System/Icons/Custom.
- To simplify icon management, use the same name for the custom icon file and the package in which it is saved.
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