1. The easiest way to get a favorites icon is to download one, from a web site such as Artscape and then rename it to favicon.ico.

   The alternative is to create a 32x32 256-color image in a picture editor, and convert it to an icon file. In some image editors, the conversion can be done using a plug-in; otherwise there are some free programs that can do it.

2. Upload the favicon.ico file in binary format to the root directory (public_html) of your web site.

Update the favorites icon in the browser

To load the new favorites icon in FireFox:

• Browse to the URL of the icon itself: http://www.yourdomain.com/favicon.ico

To load the new favorites icon in Internet Explorer:

• On the menu bar, select Tools then Delete Browsing History....
• Select Delete files... to delete Temporary Internet files.
• Confirm by clicking Yes.
• Close down all instances of the browser.
• Start the browser again and browse to the site's home page.
• If the favorites icon changes to an Internet Explorer icon, shut down the browser again, restart it one more time, and browse to the site's home page.

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Last updated Wednesday Februrary 28, 2007