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  2. ║                         Gif2Icon.Doc                          ║
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  4. Gif2Icon.exe is a simple utility to convert a GIF picture to a   
  5. Windows 3.0 icon.  Windows 3.0 icons are 32 x 32 x 16 colors,    
  6. therefore the Gif should be the same.  I have included a Gif this
  7. size with the correct palette for Windows.                       
  8.                                                                  
  9. This package should contain the four following files...          
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  11.                     GIF2ICON.EXE                                 
  12.                     GIF2ICON.DOC                                 
  13.                     PALETTE.GIF                                  
  14.                     SAMPLE.GIF                                   
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  16. If you find this program useful, then please send a contribution.
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  27. To create your very own icon proceed as follows:                 
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  29.      ■ Load PALETTE.GIF into your favorite paint program.        
  30.        I use PICTOR because it supports Gifs directly, but       
  31.        there is no reason PALETTE.GIF can't be converted to      
  32.        PCX for editing, and the back to a Gif for use with       
  33.        Gif2Icon.  (PICEM is real handy for these conversions).   
  34.                                                                  
  35.      ■ At the Dos prompt type Gif2Icon name.  Name should be the 
  36.        name of your icon with no extension, ".GIF" is assumed.   
  37.                                                                  
  38.      ■ Your Gif will be converted to an icon called "name.ICO",  
  39.        where name is the same as the Gif name.                   
  40.                                                                  
  41.      ■ Run Windows.                                              
  42.                                                                  
  43.      ■ In the Program Manager, click on program icon you wish to 
  44.        change one time.                                          
  45.                                                                  
  46.      ■ Select File                                               
  47.                                                                  
  48.      ■ Select Properties...                                      
  49.                                                                  
  50.      ■ Select Change Icon and key in the drive\path\name.ico of  
  51.        your icon.                                                
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  53.      ■ Dat's all!                                                
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