PC Download Instructions: Right-click on the image and choose "Save Picture As". In AOL Instant Messenger, click on one of your buddy icons, and it will take youto the Buddy Icon Preferences. Scroll up to where it says My Buddy Icon and click. Select Browse, find where you saved your icon and select it as your icon. MAC Download Instructions: Right-click on the image and choose "Save Picture As". Open AIM, under Edit go to Preferences. Click on the "Reveal Icons Folder" button. Click and Drag the icon into the "Shared Buddy Icons" folder. Click OK and close your preferences. Reopen your preferences and select your new icon.