How many times have you bookmarked a site as a favourite and
then struggled for ages trying to find it when you needed to
visit the site again? Are you happy to settle for the
bland and boring blue internet explorer icon when you could
easily project a brand image with attitude?
Thankfully SnagIt provides a fast and easy
solution that will ensure your site stands head and shoulders
above the rest when it becomes someone’s favourite. So
let’s go through the steps needed to create a powerful branded
favorite icon that will blow away your competitors and
communicate a strong brand presence for your customers.
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Open SnagIt and then open SnagIt Editor
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Choose File and then New Image
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Define the width and height as 16
pixels for both and click OK
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Use the Zoom In tool (use 800%) to make
it easier to work with this small image
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Use the Fill tool for colour if needed
and the Text tool if required
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When finished choose File, Save As and
call the file favicon
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Make sure the File Type is set to
Windows Icon (.ico)
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You should now have a file called
favicon.ico
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Place the favicon file in the root
directory of your website and upload it to the server
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Anyone who uses IE 5.0 or above will
now have your favourite icon appear in their favourites list
if they bookmark your site. It also appears in their
address bar too.
In just a few minutes you have created a website branded
icon with attitude. SnagIt packs a powerful punch and
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