What is a shortcut on the desktop?

Answer 1

There are multiple ways:

1. Right click on the desktop and click New > Shortcut. Follow the wizard instructions to create a shortcut.
2. Find the file you wish to make a shortcut of using Explorer. Drag it to the desktop, holding the Shift and Control keys. Drop to make a shortcut.
3. Same as 2 but right-click and drag and drop and select Create shortcuts here.
4. Find the shortcut in the Start Menu and click and drag it, holding Control, to your Desktop.

Answer 2

You can right click (in windows xp/ vista(?)) the desktop and select New --> Shortcut. Alternatively, you can right click a file and select send to --> Desktop (create shortcut) from the menu. This is also usually an option in installers for programs.

Answer 3

you go to the application or something that you want a shortcut of and right-click.

There will be a choice of making a shortcut, it will mmake a shortcut in that folder. Then, drag out to wherever you want

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Answer 4

Right-click on the .exe file & select "send to/desktop (create shortcut)" from the displayed menu. You can then relocate the shortcut if you don't want it on the desktop (by either drag-&-drop or cut-&-paste) to a new location.

Answer 5

if you are using normal windows xp then go to the original file of which you want to make a shortcut and then right click on it . then select create shortcut and a shortcut will appear on that folder the copy paster that shortcut into the desktop.

If you are using windows 7 , then too it is the same thing.

the file will read like this "(name of the file) - Shortcut"

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Answer 6

There are two ways:

1. Right click your desktop and select New > Shortcut.

2. Find the file that you want to create a shorcut for and select Send To > Desktop

Answer 7

You right click on your desktop, then you click new, then click on shortcut. Next you type in an address for your shortcut, e.g. www.Google.com. Finally type a name for your shortcut.

Answer 8

Just right-click the item you want to make shortcut for, select Send To-> Desktop (create shortcut).