< Wikibooks:WikiProject Macintosh

Icon Guidelines

This WikiProject maintains a complete collection of Apple icons for use as decoration and illustration. To keep this collection organized, its important to follow these procedures.

To add an Apple icon:

  1. Find the application in your applications folder
  2. Right-click it and choose "Show Package Contents"
  3. In the window that appears, go to Contents > Resources
  4. Find and open the application's ICNS file
  5. In the drawer, select the 128x128 version
  6. Go to File > Save As and save the file as a PNG on your desktop. Make sure the "Alpha" checkbox is checked.
  7. Upload the PNG to WikiBooks (remember to tag as a Fair Use logo!)
  8. Add the icon to the Icon Directory below

Make sure you upload the PNG with the correct title. For applications that came with Tiger, call the icon "Tiger <application> Icon", even if the application is not just in Tiger. When a new version of the Mac OS arrives, all icons will be renamed Leopard, except those that changed between the releases, for which a Tiger and a Leopard version will be kept. Make sure you fix all links to the icon!

Directory of Icons

iLife Icons

  • iTunes 7 - Image:iTunes 7 Icon.png
  • iTunes (4,5, and 6) - Image:iTunes Icon.png
  • iPhoto (5 and 6) - Image:iPhoto Icon.png
  • iMovie (all modern versions) - Image:iMovie Icon.png
  • iDVD (5 and 6) - Image:iDVD Icon.png
  • GarageBand (all versions) - Image:GarageBand Icon.png
  • iWeb (all versions) - Image:iWeb Icon.png

Mac OS X App Icons

  • Dashboard - Image:Tiger Dashboard Icon.png
  • Finder - Image:Tiger Finder Icon.png
  • Internet Connect - Image:Tiger Internet Connect Icon.png
  • Font Book - Image:Tiger Font Book Icon.png
  • Safari - Image:Tiger Safari Icon.png

Third-Party App Icons

Document Icons

Apple PR Image Guidelines

Apple PR Images are high-resolution JPEG images distributed by Apple from its PR website. You can find them here. Please upload the images at full size and in JPEG format, categorized in the same way as they were posted on the Apple site. Tag the image as a generic press-release photo.

Directory of Apple PR Images

Software

  • Mac OS X Tiger Box - Image:Mac OS X Tiger Box.jpg
  • iLife 06 Box - Image:iLife 06 Box.jpg

Hardware

  • iPod with video Media Types - Image:5G iPod line.jpg

Other

Screenshot Guidelines

This WikiProject maintains a collection of screenshots of Apple products for use in WikiBooks. Feel free to use any one of these high-quality images. To keep this collection organized, uploaders must follow these procedures:

  • Tag as a "Generic Screenshot"
  • Include a version in the title (e.g. iPhoto 6 Editor versus just iPhoto Editor, Tiger Finder Window versus Finder Window)
  • Always upload in the PNG format
  • Always upload in full quality
  • Use an obvious name (Tiger System Preferences vs. TigerSysPrefs)
  • Pay attention to the names of similar images and use a name that fits in with the rest


Directory of Screenshots

Tiger

Desktop and Menu Bar

  • Desktop - Image:Tiger Desktop.png
  • Dock - Image:Tiger Dock.png
  • Finder Menu Bar - Image:Tiger Finder Menu Bar.png
  • Righthand Side of Menu Bar - Image:Tiger Righthand Menu Bar.png

Finder

  • Finder Menu - Image:Tiger Finder Menu.png
  • Finder Window - Image:Tiger Finder Screen.png
  • Finder Window Classic - Image:Tiger Classic Finder Screen.png
  • Finder Icon View - Image:Tiger Finder Icon View.png
  • Finder List View - Image:Tiger Finder List View.png
  • Finder Collumn View - Image:Tiger Finder Collumn View.png

Spotlight

  • Spotlight Menu - Image:Spotlight Menu Anemone.png
  • Spotlight Window - Image:Spotlight Window Anemone.png

System Preferences

  • Main Screen - Image:Tiger System Preferences.png
  • Appearance - Image:Tiger System Preferences Appearance.png
  • Dashboard & Exposé - Image:Tiger System Preferences Dashboard & Exposé.png
  • Desktop & Screen Saver
    • Desktop - Image:Tiger System Preferences Desktop.png
    • Screen Saver - Image:Tiger System Preferences Screen Saver.png
  • Dock - Image:Tiger System Preferences Dock.png
  • CDs & DVDs - Image:Tiger System Preferences CDs & DVDs.png
  • Date & Time
    • Date & Time - Image:Tiger System Preferences Date & Time.png
    • Time Zone - Image:Tiger System Preferences Time Zone.png
    • Clock - Image:Tiger System Preferences Clock.png
  • Speech
    • Text to Speech - Image:Tiger System Preferences Text to Speech.png
    • Speech Recognition - Image:Tiger System Preferences Speech Recognition.png
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