This section describes how to create and edit an icon and how to use the Icon Editor drawing tools.
Choose Open from the File menu.
If you have unsaved changes, Icon Editor warns you that your changes will be lost by loading another icon. Click Cancel to cancel the Open command. Click OK if you don't want to save your changes.
Type the name of the file you want to load in the Enter file name field, or select the icon file you want to load from the Files section of the Open File dialog box.
Click Save.
When you load a file, the Output Format (in the Options menu) is automatically set to the format of the file you load.
You can also open an existing icon by double-clicking the icon file in File Manager.
Choose New from the File menu.
If you have unsaved changes, Icon Editor warns you that your changes will be lost by starting a new icon. Click Cancel to cancel the New command or click OK if you don't want to save your changes.
Icon Editor clears the work area and resizes it to the default size (32x32).
If you have an icon already loaded, you can choose Clear Icon from the Edit menu to start a new icon with the same size and name as the previously loaded icon.
Select one of the drawing tools (listed in Table 15–2).
Select a color (static color, static gray, or a dynamic color).
Begin drawing with the tool you've selected.
More details on drawing with each tool are provided below.
The drawing tools area of Icon Editor is shown in Figure 15–2.
Choose Undo from the Edit menu.
Only the single, most recent change can be undone.