Make your own buddy icons
for AOL Instant Messenger
Want to make your own buddy icons? Whether
you're a computer newbie or a techno whiz kid,
this is the place to find the information you
need to make your own buddy icons. Making your
own aim buddy icons is pretty easy if you have
the right software - and most of us have a basic
image editor, like Microsoft Paint, Adobe Photoshop
Elements or Paint Shop Pro to get us started.
Or, if you seriously want to get into making
your own buddy icons you may want to invest in
the most powerful AIM Buddy Icons tool - My
Buddy Icons
Below are links to the different how to pages,
along with short summaries of what can be found
on each page.
For those with little or no computer experience
this simple how-to contains detailed step-by-step
instructions for making basic static image
buddy icons from existing picture graphic
files.
So you want to be a bit more adventurous
and produce animated buddy icons? This is
a wee bit more complicated, but not impossible
for even those with basic computer skills.
You can use your Buddy Icons for corporate
branding.
Once you've got the buddy icon properly sized
and ready to go, you're ready to use it. Fortunately
that process is a lot simpler than creating
your graphic.
Answers to the most common problems you are
likely to encounter when you make your own
buddy icons.
Do you have a Buddy Icons Question?
Remember if you get into difficulty we can help
- just post your question on our Help
Page.
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