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Windows 8 : Customizing the Appearance of Windows - Putting Shortcuts on the Desktop - Create a Desktop Shortcut

2/18/2014 3:19:04 AM

You can place shortcuts on the desktop to access frequently used documents or applications. This is the desktop equivalent of pinning tiles to the Start screen. After you create a shortcut, you simply double-click the shortcut to open a document or app.

Create a Desktop Shortcut

  1. Click the File Explorer button on the desktop taskbar.

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  2. Locate the folder, document, or application you want to create a shortcut for.

  3. Right-click the item, and choose Create Shortcut from the menu that appears.

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  4. Click and drag the shortcut for the item that appears in File Explorer onto your desktop.

Tip

To delete a shortcut, right-click it and choose Delete. To rename a shortcut, right-click and choose Rename from the same shortcut menu.

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