Favicon is a little custom icon that appears in web browser’s address bar next to a web URL.
…s address bar next to a web URL. They also show up in your bookmarked sites, on the tabs in tabbed browsers, Internet shortcuts on your desktop and other folders in Windows. All you need to add a Favicon to your site is a Windows Icon (.ico) file wich is called favicon.ico that you upload to the main directory of your website. Nowadays, most browsers besides Internet Explorer can use a GIF including animated ones or PNG with full transparency instead. But since all browsers including IE understand the .ico format, and because it’s got a lot of intriguing features that GIFs and PNGs don’t, read on to find out how to make one.
How to Download The Plugin
You’ll need the Windows Icon (.ico) file format Photoshop Plugin to export to the .ico file format. You can download the plugin from Telegraphics. The plugin reads and writes ICO files in 1, 4 and 8-bit Indexed and 24-bit RGB modes, and also reads and writes 32-bit XP icons with 8-bit alpha channel. Make sure to install the plug-in and restart your software…
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How To Create A (Favicon.ico) In Photoshop
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