A favicon. (favorite icons), is a small, 16x16 image that is shown inside the browser's address bar location bar and bookmark menu. You need a small 16x16 image called favicon.ico which should be placed on your server.
FavIcon from Pics the first web tool for creating still / animated favicons from regular image.
FavIcon Generator Use this online tool to easily create a favicon (Favicons icon) for your site.
Example, a favicon icon could look similar to this
log-on to A Computer Portal, and look in the address bar of your browser. Add it to your favorites and you should see the
Walking Person symbol.
favicon in browser address bar:-
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Internet Explorer Gallery e.g. Pinning sites to the Windows 7 taskbar. With Pinned Sites, your favorite websites can be accessed directly from the Windows 7 taskbar without having to first open the browser. Also see Build My Pinned Site and Using Pinned Sites to Build Customer Relationships Pinned sites are a way of extending the functionality of your website onto the desktop. Users can pin your site to the taskbar, start menu, or desktop and once they do, you can unlock some great features you might not otherwise have access to like Favicons, Jump Lists, Notifications and Thumbnail Toolbars. These features allow you to customize the information a website provides to a user via the taskbar (or desktop, or start menu) icon.
Advice: Recommended use Favicons icon. They can help users recognize their bookmark links amongst any other favorites book marks. It is a good way to brand your site and increase it's prominence in your visitor's bookmark menu. They Favicons icon may not be displayed in all browsers. The Favicons icon may not be displayed in immediately after uploading to the server, you may need to refresh your page and re-add the link to your favorites before you can view it.
Not all browsers may be able to show the favicon.
The favicon should be named favicon.ico and be 16x16 pixels with 32 colours. It should be placed in the directory where the web pages for that favicon are. You will have edit the HTML, HTML 5 web page to tell it where to find the favicon if it is in the main directory
Using favicon will help your Branding Also use Avatar to help increase your Brand image.
For more links and favicon generators view Favions on A Computer Portal.
Also view the sections The Home Page, Favorites and Bookmarking and Toolbars
Also view Anti-POP-UP & Toolbars on A Computer Portal.
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