The Logical Workspace: Customizing Icons and Backgrounds (BG)

Using Custom Icons

Icons that represent devices in Packet Tracer in both Logical and Physical mode can now be customized to an individual users taste. The images used for Physical and Logical mode can be differently customized or the default image can be used for either Logical or Physical with the other being customized. A customized icon must be created by an external painting type of program and saved as either a .PNG or .JPG file. The recommend size of a custom icon is 45 x 31 pixels. If the graphic is of a different size, Packet Tracer will automatically resize the image to fit. So to maintain the best graphic control of the icons it is best to follow the recommended size.

To change an icon for a device, click on the device, which brings up the device configuration pop-up window. On the Physical Configuration Tab below the device image there are two buttons. One changes the icon in Logical Workspace, the other changes the icon in Physical Workspace. To change an icon image in the Logical Workspace follow these steps:

- Click on the device to be customized.
- Click on the Customize Icon in Logical View button.
- Select the image you want by clicking on it or use the browse button to navigate to a new directory and select the image.
- Click on the OK button.

The new icon image is used in place of the default on the Logical Workspace. To change the image back to the default, follow these steps.

- Click on the device to be customized.
- Click on the Customize Image in Logical View button.
- Click on the Reset button.

Using Custom Cluster Icons

In addition to custom device icons, you can also use custom icons for clusters as well. To change a cluster icon, perform these steps:

- Click on the cluster to be customized.
- Click on the Set Tiled Background button on the Logical Workspace Bar.
- Click on the Cluster Icon tab in the Select Background Image dialog.
- Select the image from the list provided or click the browse button to navigate to the directory where the graphic is located.
- Click on the Apply button.

The new icon image is used in place of the default on the Logical Workspace. To change the image back to the default, follow these steps.

- Click on the cluster to be customized.
- Click on the Set Tiled Background button on the Logical Workspace Bar.
- Click on the Cluster Icon tab in the Select Background Image dialog.
- Click on the Reset button.

Using Custom Backgrounds (BG)

The Logical Workspace comes with a default set of backgrounds. You can also use your own background images. To use such an image, perform these steps:

- Click on the Set Tiled Background button on the Logical Workspace Bar.
- Select the image from the list provided or click the browse button to navigate to the directory where the graphic is located.
- If you wish to tile the graphic, click on Display Tiled Background Image.
- Click on the Apply button.

To return to the default background:

- Click on the Set Tiled Background button on the Logical Workspace Bar.
- Click on the Reset button.

To save custom icons and backgrounds with either a PKT or PKA file, the creator of the file must use the Save As Pkz selection from the File menu. This process is covered in detail in the Interface Overview section.