How Do You Create a Shortcut on Windows 7?
Contents 1To Create a Shortcut to a Program, Choose Start→All Programs. 2Right-Click an Item and Choose Send To→Desktop (Create Shortcut. 3To Create a Shortcut...
1To create a shortcut to a program, choose Start→All Programs. 2Right-click an item and choose Send To→Desktop (Create Shortcut. 3To create a shortcut to something else, right-click the desktop and choose New→Shortcut. 4Browse to the item, click Next, type a name for the shortcut, and click Finish.
How do I create an icon for a shortcut?
To create a desktop icon or shortcut, do the following:
- Browse to the file on your hard disk for which you want to create a shortcut. …
- Right-click the file for which you want to create a shortcut.
- Select Create Shortcut from the menu. …
- Drag the shortcut to the desktop or any other folder.
- Rename the shortcut.
How do I add an icon to my desktop in Windows 7?
How to Add Desktop Icons in Windows 7
- Right-click on the desktop background and choose Personalize from the shortcut menu that appears. …
- Click the Change Desktop Icons link in the Navigation pane. …
- Click the check boxes for any desktop icons you want to appear on the Windows 7 desktop.
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