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Change what image is peeking out of the file-folder icon. Click

Choose File. Windows now lets you hunt for icons on your hard
drive. These can be picture files, icons downloaded from the
internet, icons embedded inside program files and .dll files, or
icons you’ve made yourself using a freeware or shareware icon-

making program. Find the graphic, click it, click Open, and then
click OK.

It may take a couple of minutes for Windows to update the folder

image, but soon you’ll see your hand-selected image “falling out”
of the file-folder icon.

Completely replace the file-folder image. Click Change Icon.
Windows offers up a palette of canned graphics; click the one you
want, and then click OK. Instantly, the original folder bears the

new image.

Figure 3-9. Left: The original folder icon.

Middle: You’ve replaced the image that seems to be falling out of it.
Right: You’ve completely replaced the folder icon.

Shortcut Icons

A shortcut is a link to a file, folder, disk, or program (see Figure 3-10). You
might think of it as a duplicate of the thing’s icon—but not a duplicate of
the thing itself. (A shortcut occupies almost no disk space.) When you

double-click the shortcut icon, the original folder, disk, program, or
document opens. You can also set up a keystroke for a shortcut icon so you

can open any program or document just by pressing a certain key
combination.