How to create a desktop shortcut

Created by Andrew Severns, Modified on Wed, 12 Jun, 2024 at 12:31 PM by Andrew Severns

How to Create a Desktop Shortcut

Sometimes it is useful to have a Shortcut on your desktop to access a website or folder

To create a shortcut there are two methods:

Built in shortcut creation.

Find the file or folder you want to create a shortcut to and right click on it.

Choose “Send to” → “Desktop (create shortcut)”

A shortcut to the file/folder will be created on your desktop. Double click the shortcut icon to access the file/folder.

Create a Custom shortcut

Right click on the desktop of your PC

Choose “New” → “Shortcut”

Type in the path or address you want the shortcut to point to; for example, this could be a website address like https://bbc.com/news

Click Next to continue

Type in a name for the shortcut; for example “BBC News”.

Click “Finish”

You will now have a shortcut on your desktop with the name you entered. The icon will be the same as you default internet browser.