Create your own icons without high-end graphics applications.
PSP icons are small image files associated with a program or process. Icons used on the PSP device are simply small bitmap files created with any graphics editing application. Neither Photoshop, Fireworks nor any other high-end graphics design program is required to create icons for the PSP device. PSP icons may be created using Microsoft Paint, a small graphics editor that is shipped with all Microsoft Windows operating systems. Using Microsoft Paint and some creativity, icons for the PSP may be quickly and efficiently created and used on the device.
Instructions
1. Click the "Start" button in Windows, and then click the "Accessories" folder to expand.
2. Click the "Paint" program link to open Microsoft Paint.
3. Click "File" and then select "New" from the top navigation bar. A palate for a new drawing will appear.
4. Draw artwork for the new icon using the Paint drawing tools.
5. Click the "File" link from the top navigation bar and then select "Save As..." to save the finished graphic.
6. Type a new name for the icon, with quotes, into the first input box in the "Save As" dialog box. Assign the graphic the ".ico" file extension. For example, type "graphic.ico" where the word "graphic" is substituted for the name of the new icon.
7. Select the "24-bit Bitmap" option from the "Save As" dropdown box.
8. Click the "Save" button. The icon is saved in bitmap format with the file extension of ".ico". The icon is now ready to use.
9. Copy the icon file to the root directory of the PSP memory stick. The icon will be utilized by the PSP when the memory stick is inserted.
