App document drop zones in iTunes

When my iPad is connected to my computer,
I open iTunes and select my iPad on the left column.
I then select the Apps tab and scroll down to the bottom.
At the bottom, the apps like ForScore, Garageband, MyBooks, Pages,
& Stanza can be selected and documents can be dropped in
at the right.
Can loops or midi files be dragged in when Garageband is selected?
If not, what woud be an example of what can be dropped in that zone
for Garageband?
Thnx.

I'm not sure what you expect iTunes to do with your app. The place to check your iPhone icon is in the Simulator and the device. darkpegasus is correct, the icon needs to be a 57 x 57 pixel png file. An .icns is for an OS/X app, so that's why Finder likes it. I wouldn't expect it to work in an iPhone app, but even if it shows up it's not the correct format and won't be accepted by the store.
I'd also recommend leaving info.plist->Icon file blank and using the default name for your icon, which is Icon.png. I've had bad luck with renaming that file and changing the plist field; maybe just a mistake at my end, but why change from the default if you don't have to?
Hope that helps!

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Hi. Firstly, sorry if I'm not able to explain myself in the proper terminology...very new to Pages and all.
Here is my query:
How do you create a Drop Zone (if that's what it's called)? i.e.The zones on the templates that enable you to drop a picture (any image) in them and they fill the shape entirely. So instead as using a solid colour as a fill, you'd use an image?
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