How do I convert icons into gifs or jpgs?

[majordude]

I downloaded an icon pack and want to use a few in a document I am writing. How do I convert them into something other applications (Word or Dreamweaver) can use?

 

[72930]

Open in Preview...File-> Save as

 

[FJ218700]

if you open them with preview, you can save them as a jpeg pretty easily.

 

[majordude]

I must be doing something wrong.

The icons don't have any extensions but if I look at them in a folder (using finder) I can see the pictures perfectly. But I can't open them with anything.

I started Preview and went to file... it wouldn't let me open them. They were grayed out so to speak.

 

[FJ218700]

I must be doing something wrong.

The icons don't have any extensions but if I look at them in a folder (using finder) I can see the pictures perfectly. But I can't open them with anything.

I started Preview and went to file... it wouldn't let me open them. They were grayed out so to speak.

could always shift-command-4 it, then open in preview and save as jpeg, most applications handle .png's pretty well.

 

[majordude]

could always shift-command-4 it, then open in preview and save as jpeg, most applications handle .png's pretty well.

Yeah, this will work but I really wanted a non-kludge way. The original icons appear to be scaleable and if I could figure out their format it might convert a bit nicer.

 

[Variant]

http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/9477

 

[iMeowbot]

The icons don't have any extensions but if I look at them in a folder (using finder) I can see the pictures perfectly. But I can't open them with anything.

in the Finder, File->Get Info on the icon file, and click on the icon shown in the top left of that window so that it grows a blue halo. Then Edit->Copy. If you then go into Preview and pick File->New, your icon should be there to save as you like.

 

[MacBoobsPro]

Click on the icon. Press 'Command + i' then copy and paste the icon at the top into what ever you want. Thats how I do it.

 

[majordude]

http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/9477

Perfect! Thanks!

 

[majordude]

in the Finder, File->Get Info on the icon file, and click on the icon shown in the top left of that window so that it grows a blue halo. Then Edit->Copy. If you then go into Preview and pick File->New, your icon should be there to save as you like.

This kinda works but it only copies a small icon.