icon making

can someone tell me how to make an icon for a program im working on

You need some sort of photo-editting software (Photoshop, Paint Shop Pro, Paint.net, GIMP, ect.) and you need some for of plugin for the .ico extension.

Get Paint.net, its almost like Photoshop and its VERY user friendly. Then get the .ICO plugin. (Google that) It should come with a readme with instructions on how to use it.

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