Changing Document Icons for Excel Files in Windows 11: A Tech Support Guide

Changing Document Icons for Excel Files in Windows 11: Tech Support Guide

In this tech support guide, we will walk you through the process of changing document icons for Excel files in Windows 11. This can be useful if you want to easily distinguish between different types of Excel files or if you simply want to customize the look of your desktop or file explorer.

Changing the Icon for a Single Excel File

To change the icon for a single Excel file, follow these steps:

1. Right-click on the Excel file and select Properties from the context menu.
2. In the Properties window, click on the Customize tab.
3. Click on the Change Icon button.
4. Select the icon you want to use and click OK.
5. Click OK again to close the Properties window.

Changing the Icon for All Excel Files

If you want to change the icon for all Excel files, you can follow these steps:

1. Create a new folder and give it a descriptive name, such as Excel Icons.
2. Find the icon you want to use and copy it to the new folder.
3. Right-click on the new folder and select Properties from the context menu.
4. In the Properties window, click on the Customize tab.
5. Click on the Change Icon button.
6. Select the icon you want to use and click OK.
7. Click Apply to apply the changes to the folder.
8. Next, open the file explorer and navigate to the location where the Excel files are stored.
9. Right-click on an empty space in the file explorer and select Properties from the context menu.
10. In the Properties window, click on the Customize tab.
11. Click on the Change Icon button.
12. Click on the Browse button and navigate to the folder where you saved the new icon.
13. Select the icon and click OK.
14. Click Apply to apply the changes to all Excel files in the folder.

Using OneNote 2011 with Office 2010

If you are using OneNote 2011 with Office 2010, you may need to use the legacy version of notes in order to access all of the features and functionality. To do this, follow these steps:

1. Open OneNote 2011 and click on the File tab.
2. Click on Options and then click on Advanced.
3. Under the Legacy Compatibility section, check the box next to Use legacy notebook format for new notebooks.
4. Click OK to save the changes.

Using New Applications with Office 202...

If you are using the new versions of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint with Office 202...

• Changing the icon for a single Excel file: right-click on the file, select Properties, click on the Customize tab, click on the Change Icon button, select the icon you want to use, and click OK.
• Changing the icon for all Excel files: create a new folder, copy the new icon to the folder, right-click on the folder, select Properties, click on the Customize tab, click on the Change Icon button, select the icon you want to use, click Apply, navigate to the folder where the Excel files are stored, right-click on an empty space, select Properties, click on the Customize tab, click on the Change Icon button, click on the Browse button, navigate to the folder where you saved the new icon, select the icon, and click OK.
• Using OneNote 2011 with Office 2010: open OneNote 2011, click on the File tab, click on Options, click on Advanced, check the box next to Use legacy notebook format for new notebooks, and click OK.
• Using new applications with Office 202...: follow the instructions provided by Microsoft.

References

• Microsoft. (2021). Change the icon for a file or folder. https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/change-the-icon-for-a-file-or-folder-75145d8f-c3a9-4b9d-a0a6-9a17082c41f9
• Microsoft. (2021). Use OneNote 2011 with Office 2010. https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/use-onenote-2011-with-office-2010-87b6a2f5-989e-48c8-868f-748c5b454b5c
• Microsoft. (2021). Use new versions of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint with Office 202.... https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/use-new-versions-of-word-excel-and-powerpoint-with-office-202...-0a8c2028-0e38-4c3a-8373-657846833c57