How Do You Change An Icon In Mac OS X?
Customizing the icons on your Mac is simple to do and is a great way to give your Mac its own personality. Here’s an easy way to change the icon on any document or application. Select the document or application in the finder window that you want to change the icon of and “get info” on the application or document. To “Get Info,” simply select “File/Get Info” or use the hot-key (⌘ I). With the “Get Info” preferences open, select the icon in the top left corner of the window. This is the current icon of the document or application. You will be pasting the icon or image you wish to use in this window. Select the icon or image you wish to use as your new icon in a finder window, and copy the image. You can copy the image using the “Edit/Copy” command or the “Copy” hot-key (⌘ C). Now go back and select the icon you first looked at in the “Get Info” window. When you select the icon, you will notice that it will become outlined. Simply use the “Paste” command in the “Edit/Paste” menu or use y
