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#1 2009-05-20 23:06:10

dianapo
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Registered: 2008-04-05
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How to change your icon!

Hi, dianapo here and I'm just posting this so all you newbies at Scratch can learn how to change your icon! Here we goooooooo!!!!!!!



1: Got to this link and pick out an icon:  http://photobucket.com/icons/
2: To select an icon, find a picture you like and right click it, select save and go back onto Scratch and click on your "My Stuff" page.
3: Look around your "Location:" area, you should see a link that says "Change Icon Picture", so click that. (click)
4: Once you've clicked on that, a little browser will pop up where you can find the icon you just got from PhotoBucket.
5: Select the icon you have selected from PhotoBucket and click "OK".
6: OK, you've selected your first icon file, now click on "Change icon" (located under the file notations).
7: It'll take a couple minutes for the picture to load onto Scratch as your icon.

                                            Tah-Dah! You're done!
                                        If you want to change your Gallery
                                        icon, do the same!


Believe in nothing but yourself, a believer, a dreamer, and a loyal friend! ╤_╤

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#2 2009-05-21 07:37:20

Paddle2See
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Registered: 2007-10-27
Posts: 1000+

Re: How to change your icon!

Nice post...it will be very helpful!  Thanks for putting this together.

One correction:  The link to change the icon picture just says "change picture"

smile


http://i39.tinypic.com/2nav6o7.gif

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#3 2009-05-25 19:24:25

lilly62
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Registered: 2009-05-02
Posts: 30

Re: How to change your icon!

what

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#4 2009-05-25 22:16:17

MyRedNeptune
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Registered: 2007-05-07
Posts: 1000+

Re: How to change your icon!

Maybe this should be moved to FAQ... What do you guys think?


http://i52.tinypic.com/5es7t0.png I know what you're thinking! "Neptune! Get rid of those filthy advertisements and give us back the Zarathustra siggy, you horrible person!" Well, don't worry about it, the Zara siggy will be back soon, new and improved! ^^ Meanwhile, just do what the sig tells you to. >.>

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#5 2009-05-27 16:54:25

technoman
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Registered: 2008-07-24
Posts: 500+

Re: How to change your icon!

MyRedNeptune wrote:

Maybe this should be moved to FAQ... What do you guys think?

Yeah I think it should.

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#6 2009-05-27 23:07:11

MyRedNeptune
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Registered: 2007-05-07
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Re: How to change your icon!

Moved.  smile


http://i52.tinypic.com/5es7t0.png I know what you're thinking! "Neptune! Get rid of those filthy advertisements and give us back the Zarathustra siggy, you horrible person!" Well, don't worry about it, the Zara siggy will be back soon, new and improved! ^^ Meanwhile, just do what the sig tells you to. >.>

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#7 2009-06-05 04:02:03

Chrischb
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Registered: 2008-07-24
Posts: 1000+

Re: How to change your icon!

This is a very thoughtful post! Good work!

Last edited by Chrischb (2009-06-23 01:46:43)


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#8 2009-06-12 10:02:58

svyamana
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Registered: 2009-01-11
Posts: 19

Re: How to change your icon!

How do you animate your icon?

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#9 2009-06-27 09:26:27

GEEKORAMA
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Registered: 2009-01-18
Posts: 100+

Re: How to change your icon!

To do a GIF animation for your icon, you'll need Photoshop.  If you use a picture that is already animated, it'll be animated in Scratch.  This is how to do a GIF animation: http://www.scratch.mit.edu/ext/youtube/?v=Z93Z1v5dypE

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#10 2010-07-05 19:48:59

drawn2life
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Registered: 2010-06-29
Posts: 8

Re: How to change your icon!

I just wish there was no size limit...


http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/6314/logodf.png

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#11 2010-07-06 01:58:37

Jonathanpb
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Registered: 2008-07-25
Posts: 1000+

Re: How to change your icon!

Just shrink down your icon in an art program, and then try using it - you shouldn't hit the size limit.  smile


"Human beings... must have action; and they will make it if they cannot find it.
-Charlotte Brontë

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#12 2010-07-06 12:22:33

lilacfuzz101
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Registered: 2010-05-22
Posts: 1000+

Re: How to change your icon!

can i use a scatch project as my icon? i have one (not posted) that is just a pic of phineas and ferb that says "i know what we're gonna do today" that changes color.


http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzqaicLrY01r5wdo7o1_500.gif

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#13 2010-07-26 23:54:39

ThePCKid
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Registered: 2009-09-16
Posts: 1000+

Re: How to change your icon!

GEEKORAMA wrote:

To do a GIF animation for your icon, you'll need Photoshop.  If you use a picture that is already animated, it'll be animated in Scratch.  This is how to do a GIF animation: http://www.scratch.mit.edu/ext/youtube/?v=Z93Z1v5dypE

Photoshop costs money. You can also make one in GIMP  wink
I created my current user icon with GIMP, it's easy as 1-2-3-4-5 ( tongue )

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#14 2010-07-27 00:25:10

Blade-Edge
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Registered: 2009-06-13
Posts: 1000+

Re: How to change your icon!

ThePCKid wrote:

GEEKORAMA wrote:

To do a GIF animation for your icon, you'll need Photoshop.  If you use a picture that is already animated, it'll be animated in Scratch.  This is how to do a GIF animation: http://www.scratch.mit.edu/ext/youtube/?v=Z93Z1v5dypE

Photoshop costs money. You can also make one in GIMP  wink
I created my current user icon with GIMP, it's easy as 1-2-3-4-5 ( tongue )

How many frames is it?


http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/5145/scratchycat.gif CLASSY

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#15 2010-07-27 10:31:53

JeanTheFox
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Registered: 2010-06-14
Posts: 1000+

Re: How to change your icon!

Yes, I have GIMP but I haven't used it much yet in the fact I haven't gotten to making my Icon animated.

Last edited by JeanTheFox (2010-07-27 10:32:01)


http://i51.tinypic.com/20gcn5j.png

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#16 2010-07-27 12:14:45

lilacfuzz101
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Registered: 2010-05-22
Posts: 1000+

Re: How to change your icon!

lilacfuzz101 wrote:

can i use a scatch project as my icon? i have one (not posted) that is just a pic of phineas and ferb that says "i know what we're gonna do today" that changes color.

Whoa... Um how did this get on here? This was on a different thread.... the question was answered and I DID NOT post this....  Did someone hack my account or something?


http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzqaicLrY01r5wdo7o1_500.gif

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#17 2010-07-27 12:17:08

lilacfuzz101
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Registered: 2010-05-22
Posts: 1000+

Re: How to change your icon!

svyamana wrote:

How do you animate your icon?

You can also do a google search for animated .gifs if you don't feel like making one. you can even have a Disney animation as your icon.


http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzqaicLrY01r5wdo7o1_500.gif

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#18 2010-07-28 13:18:13

lilacfuzz101
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Registered: 2010-05-22
Posts: 1000+

Re: How to change your icon!

lilacfuzz101 wrote:

lilacfuzz101 wrote:

can i use a scatch project as my icon? i have one (not posted) that is just a pic of phineas and ferb that says "i know what we're gonna do today" that changes color.

Whoa... Um how did this get on here? This was on a different thread.... the question was answered and I DID NOT post this....  Did someone hack my account or something?

Can someone answer this please? It has me worried...


http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzqaicLrY01r5wdo7o1_500.gif

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#19 2010-07-28 13:40:30

coolstuff
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Registered: 2008-03-06
Posts: 1000+

Re: How to change your icon!

lilacfuzz101 wrote:

lilacfuzz101 wrote:

lilacfuzz101 wrote:

can i use a scatch project as my icon? i have one (not posted) that is just a pic of phineas and ferb that says "i know what we're gonna do today" that changes color.

Whoa... Um how did this get on here? This was on a different thread.... the question was answered and I DID NOT post this....  Did someone hack my account or something?

Can someone answer this please? It has me worried...

Are you sure you didn't just post it and forget you posted it? I do that sometimes  tongue

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#20 2010-07-28 14:58:35

lilacfuzz101
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Registered: 2010-05-22
Posts: 1000+

Re: How to change your icon!

yeah... might be. whoops. i think that it was because i posted something very much like this.


http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzqaicLrY01r5wdo7o1_500.gif

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#21 2010-08-10 01:21:27

DJ_Gear
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Registered: 2010-08-10
Posts: 1

Re: How to change your icon!

need to change icon to animated picture make a animation.gif picture then go to anchor and replace the image animation.gif  its ok.

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#22 2010-08-10 09:10:15

chipguy
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Registered: 2009-09-09
Posts: 500+

Re: How to change your icon!

ha! i was looking for something like this when it was not in faq!


http://scratch.mit.edu/static/projects/chipguy/2919121_sm.png by yours truly  big_smile

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#23 2010-11-02 22:22:19

WebComix
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Registered: 2010-11-02
Posts: 1

Re: How to change your icon!

How do you make one?

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#24 2010-11-02 23:43:50

kayybee
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Registered: 2009-12-07
Posts: 1000+

Re: How to change your icon!

@webcomix
1. open a paint editor
2. draw your picture
3. save
4. follow the steps that dianapo wrote.

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#25 2010-12-13 18:01:54

tekone
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Registered: 2010-11-20
Posts: 2

Re: How to change your icon!

i webt to photosop and got a pic but it doesn't work some one plz help me

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