Librarian overview

Microangelo Librarian accesses icons inside of icon libraries, program files and libraries, and other executable files.

Opening a library or file

  1. Launch Microangelo Librarian.

  2. Select Open from Librarian's File menu.

  3. Set the Files of type control for the type of file being opened. The Icon Files setting includes all of the file types that Librarian processes.

  4. Use the Open File dialog controls to locate and select the file.

  5. Select Open.

Appears on the left side of the status bar when all operations are permitted in the workspace.
Appears when operations are limited. Icons cannot be added or removed from program files. Image formats can only be added or removed when running under Windows 2000, XP, or NT4.

Librarian Viewing Modes

Specific mode displays images that match the format selected in the toolbar's Image Format control.
Raw mode displays all image formats included in each icon.
Desktop mode displays a large icon, as it would appear on the current system.
Windows mode displays both large and small icons, as they would appear on the current system.

Arranging Icons inside a Library

Icons can be dragged and dropped to rearrange the order in which they appear. This can be done in all viewing modes except Raw. One or more icons can be selected, dragged and dropped to another location in the viewing window.