Tutorials - Create Icons, Screensavers, Cursors

Tutorials - Create Icons, Screensavers, Cursors

In this section you'll find various tutorials for Axialis products and related activities. Click on the desired topic below to access the tutorial. Also, feel free to link from your web site or from a discussion forum to one of the topic below. Just provide the related address (right-click on the desired topic and choose "Copy Shortcut").

This article provides information on the following topics:

• Axialis IconWorkshop™ Tutorials

• Professional Screen Saver Producer Tutorials

• Other Tutorials

Axialis IconWorkshop™ Tutorials

What is an Icon? Before proceeding with these IconWorkshop™ tutorials we strongly recommend you to read this topic to get more info about icons…		What's New with Windows Vista™ Icons? Windows Vista™ supports 256×256 icons with embedded PNG compressed images. Learn more about Vista icons by reading this topic…
What is an Image Object? The challenge is to create interesting custom icons without drawing skills. Using Image Objects is the answer…		Windows® vs Macintosh® Icons? Microsoft Windows® and Apple Macintosh® icons are very similar but the file format is totally different…
Use Image Objects to Create Icons Using image objects in IconWorkshop™ is a child's play. It can be done exclusively with the mouse using drag and drops…		How to Create Windows Vista™ Icons? How to create a Windows Vista™ PNG-compressed icon? Do it easily with IconWorkshop™ from a 256×256 image in a few steps.
Customize icons in Microsoft ® Office Learn how to customize icons in Microsoft® Office toolbars using IconWorkshop™ (Word, Excel, PowerPoint…).		Transfer an icon to a Mac® computer With Axialis IconWorkshop™ you're able to create Macintosh® icons. To use them under MacOS, you need to transfer the files using a LAN.
Create a Web-optimized GIF image CompuServe GIF image format is widely used in Web pages. With IconWorkshop™ you can create GIF files from icons or Image Object Packs.		Change the Scale 1:1 window size New icons have sizes up to 256×256. To get the best results possible, you must frequently preview the artwork at scale 1:1…
Modify Icons Included in Program Files IconWorkshop™ permits to modify icons directly in program files like EXE, DLL, OCX… This feature is handy to customize existing applications.		Create a Snapshot of your Icons A Snapshot is an image created automatically by IconWorkshop™ to show one or several icons (with embedded formats) on a decorated background.
Add a Favorite Icon to Your Web Site How to create a small customization icon which will appear in Microsoft Internet Explorer favorite list of websites…		Change the Program User Interface How to customize your program user interface, switch between Axialis and Microsoft style, change various settings…
Change the Editor Drawing Area Aspect How to adjust the main editor window appearance (transparent pattern, colors, grid)…		Create an Icon from an Image File How to create an icon from an Image file (transparent PNG, PSD, BMP, JPG).
Create an Icon from a Cursor File How to create an icon from a Windows ® cursor file (CUR or ANI)…		Create an Icon from a GIF File How to create an icon from a GIF file (with transparency)…
Create an Icon From a Web Image How to create an icon from an image you found in a Web page…		Create an Icon from the Clipboard How to create an icon from an image which has been copied in the Clipboard…
Use IconWorkshop™ with Photoshop® If you use Adobe® Photoshop® to create and retouching your images, here is how to proceed to work with Axialis IconWorkshop™…		Use IconWorkshop™ with PaintShopPro® If you use Corel® Paint Shop Pro® to create and retouching your images, here is how to proceed to work with Axialis IconWorkshop™…
Use IconWorshop with Freehand® If you use Macromedia® Freehand® to create your images, here is how to proceed to work with Axialis IconWorkshop™…		Create Windows® XP Compliant Icons Microsoft® Windows® XP introduces a new style in icon design. Follow the guidelines described in this topic to create compliant icons…
Convert a Macintosh® icon to Windows® Learn what is a Macintosh® icon and how to convert it to Microsoft Windows® format using IconWorkshop™…		Convert a Windows® icon to Macintosh® Learn what is a Macintosh® icon and how to convert a Windows® icon to Macintosh® format using IconWorkshop™…
Use StuffIt® to read Macintish® Icons Websites which propose Macintosh® icons to download, provide them in archives using SIT format. Learn how to unpack these archives…		Create various color versions of icons An interesting effect is to create different color versions of the same icon. Using IconWorkshop™ this is a child's play…
Create images with Transparency Axialis IconWorkshop™ permits you to save an icon image to PSD, GIF, PNG or BMP file formats preserving the transparency areas of the icon…		Compile Icon Libraries for distribution IconWorkshop™ includes a feature which permits you to compile Icon Libraries as install package ready for distribution.
Batch Create Icons From Images How to create several icons from images (transparent PNG, PSD, BMP, JPG), Macintosh® or Windows® icons and cursors…		Search Icons on your Computer Many files containing icons are present on your computer's hard disks. A search feature helps you locate and grab these icons…