Hi,
well the title really is the question. Any ideas folks???
Many thanks
RR1

The icon is based on the Opens With option. If you want to open it with
another application, you can right-click on the file, go to proerties and
click the Change... button. Otherwise, you can change the icon associated
with Excel itself, which means all files that open with Excel will have the
new icon.

"Romileyrunner1" wrote:

> Hi,
> well the title really is the question. Any ideas folks???
> Many thanks
> RR1

Hi Sean,
how do you change the icon associated with excell?
And will this mean all the excell files on that computer will have a
different icon?
Thanks,
RR1

"Sean Timmons" wrote:

> The icon is based on the Opens With option. If you want to open it with
> another application, you can right-click on the file, go to proerties and
> click the Change... button. Otherwise, you can change the icon associated
> with Excel itself, which means all files that open with Excel will have the
> new icon.
>
> "Romileyrunner1" wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> > well the title really is the question. Any ideas folks???
> > Many thanks
> > RR1

My Computer>Tools>Folder Options>File Types.

Scroll down to Excel Workbook(xls or xlsx)

Hit "Advanced" then "Change Icon"

This will be a global change for all Excel files/


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP


On Sat, 5 Sep 2009 11:16:01 -0700, Romileyrunner1
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Hi Sean,
>how do you change the icon associated with excell?
>And will this mean all the excell files on that computer will have a
>different icon?
>Thanks,
>RR1
>
>"Sean Timmons" wrote:
>
>> The icon is based on the Opens With option. If you want to open it with
>> another application, you can right-click on the file, go to proerties and
>> click the Change... button. Otherwise, you can change the icon associated
>> with Excel itself, which means all files that open with Excel will have the
>> new icon.
>>
>> "Romileyrunner1" wrote:
>>
>> > Hi,
>> > well the title really is the question. Any ideas folks???
>> > Many thanks
>> > RR1

Hi,
thanks GORD, works just fine.
Well done to you.
I don`t suppose there is a way of just changing the icon on just a few
select excell files is there?
Thanks again.
RR1.

"Gord Dibben" wrote:

> My Computer>Tools>Folder Options>File Types.
>
> Scroll down to Excel Workbook(xls or xlsx)
>
> Hit "Advanced" then "Change Icon"
>
> This will be a global change for all Excel files/
>
>
> Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP
>
>
> On Sat, 5 Sep 2009 11:16:01 -0700, Romileyrunner1
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
> >Hi Sean,
> >how do you change the icon associated with excell?
> >And will this mean all the excell files on that computer will have a
> >different icon?
> >Thanks,
> >RR1
> >
> >"Sean Timmons" wrote:
> >
> >> The icon is based on the Opens With option. If you want to open it with
> >> another application, you can right-click on the file, go to proerties and
> >> click the Change... button. Otherwise, you can change the icon associated
> >> with Excel itself, which means all files that open with Excel will have the
> >> new icon.
> >>
> >> "Romileyrunner1" wrote:
> >>
> >> > Hi,
> >> > well the title really is the question. Any ideas folks???
> >> > Many thanks
> >> > RR1
>
>

You could change the extension of those files to some other unused three
character string, like "excel file.EXL" and then follow Gord's directions below
to change the icon for that extension.

Romileyrunner1 wrote:
> Hi,
> thanks GORD, works just fine.
> Well done to you.
> I don`t suppose there is a way of just changing the icon on just a few
> select excell files is there?
> Thanks again.
> RR1.
>
> "Gord Dibben" wrote:
>
>> My Computer>Tools>Folder Options>File Types.
>>
>> Scroll down to Excel Workbook(xls or xlsx)
>>
>> Hit "Advanced" then "Change Icon"
>>
>> This will be a global change for all Excel files/
>>
>>
>> Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP
>>
>>
>> On Sat, 5 Sep 2009 11:16:01 -0700, Romileyrunner1
>> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Sean,
>>> how do you change the icon associated with excell?
>>> And will this mean all the excell files on that computer will have a
>>> different icon?
>>> Thanks,
>>> RR1
>>>
>>> "Sean Timmons" wrote:
>>>
>>>> The icon is based on the Opens With option. If you want to open it with
>>>> another application, you can right-click on the file, go to proerties and
>>>> click the Change... button. Otherwise, you can change the icon associated
>>>> with Excel itself, which means all files that open with Excel will have the
>>>> new icon.
>>>>
>>>> "Romileyrunner1" wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi,
>>>>> well the title really is the question. Any ideas folks???
>>>>> Many thanks
>>>>> RR1
>>

Only if you have different extensions (.xls vs. .xlsx). Same as below, but
pick your icon for each.

"Romileyrunner1" wrote:

> Hi,
> thanks GORD, works just fine.
> Well done to you.
> I don`t suppose there is a way of just changing the icon on just a few
> select excell files is there?
> Thanks again.
> RR1.
>
> "Gord Dibben" wrote:
>
> > My Computer>Tools>Folder Options>File Types.
> >
> > Scroll down to Excel Workbook(xls or xlsx)
> >
> > Hit "Advanced" then "Change Icon"
> >
> > This will be a global change for all Excel files/
> >
> >
> > Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP
> >
> >
> > On Sat, 5 Sep 2009 11:16:01 -0700, Romileyrunner1
> > <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> >
> > >Hi Sean,
> > >how do you change the icon associated with excell?
> > >And will this mean all the excell files on that computer will have a
> > >different icon?
> > >Thanks,
> > >RR1
> > >
> > >"Sean Timmons" wrote:
> > >
> > >> The icon is based on the Opens With option. If you want to open it with
> > >> another application, you can right-click on the file, go to proerties and
> > >> click the Change... button. Otherwise, you can change the icon associated
> > >> with Excel itself, which means all files that open with Excel will have the
> > >> new icon.
> > >>
> > >> "Romileyrunner1" wrote:
> > >>
> > >> > Hi,
> > >> > well the title really is the question. Any ideas folks???
> > >> > Many thanks
> > >> > RR1
> >
> >

No method that I can think of.


Gord

On Tue, 8 Sep 2009 12:01:29 -0700, Romileyrunner1
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Hi,
>thanks GORD, works just fine.
>Well done to you.
>I don`t suppose there is a way of just changing the icon on just a few
>select excell files is there?
>Thanks again.
>RR1.
>
>"Gord Dibben" wrote:
>
>> My Computer>Tools>Folder Options>File Types.
>>
>> Scroll down to Excel Workbook(xls or xlsx)
>>
>> Hit "Advanced" then "Change Icon"
>>
>> This will be a global change for all Excel files/
>>
>>
>> Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP
>>
>>
>> On Sat, 5 Sep 2009 11:16:01 -0700, Romileyrunner1
>> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>
>> >Hi Sean,
>> >how do you change the icon associated with excell?
>> >And will this mean all the excell files on that computer will have a
>> >different icon?
>> >Thanks,
>> >RR1
>> >
>> >"Sean Timmons" wrote:
>> >
>> >> The icon is based on the Opens With option. If you want to open it with
>> >> another application, you can right-click on the file, go to proerties and
>> >> click the Change... button. Otherwise, you can change the icon associated
>> >> with Excel itself, which means all files that open with Excel will have the
>> >> new icon.
>> >>
>> >> "Romileyrunner1" wrote:
>> >>
>> >> > Hi,
>> >> > well the title really is the question. Any ideas folks???
>> >> > Many thanks
>> >> > RR1
>>
>>