GNOME 2.2 Desktop on Linux User Guide

To Change the Icon for a Desktop Object

To change the icon for desktop object, perform the following steps:

  1. Right-click on the object whose permissions you want to change, then choose Properties. A properties dialog is displayed.

  2. On the Basic tabbed section, click on the Select Custom Icon button. A Select an icon dialog is displayed.

  3. Use the Select an icon dialog to choose the icon to represent the file or folder.

  4. Click Close to close the properties dialog.

To restore an icon from a custom icon to the default icon specified in the File Types and Programs preference tool, right-click on the icon then choose Remove Custom Icon. Alternatively, click on the Remove Custom Icon button on the Properties dialog.