How: create a buddy icon

A buddy icon is the image that you use to create an online identity.

Buddy icons represent the user in an instant messaging program. They usually appear in the lower left corner of an instant message window. You can create a more instant messenger programs buddy make custom icon. Difficulty: average

Instructions

1. 1

   Open the image that you use as your buddy picture in your photo editor.

Can any program that can crop and scale to take pictures.

2

Decide if you crop, or resize of the image to your buddy icon.

Crop used a specific image from your icon section, while the scale used the whole picture.

3

Crop the image to section that you want to use as your buddy icon.

If you want to use all images as your buddy icon, go to step 4.

4

Change an image of approximately 48 by 48 pixels size the size.

This sizes vary depending on where you use instant program.

5

Save the image.