How Do I Create Shortcuts in Windows 8?
Windows 8 allows users and administrators to create shortcuts of the applications or files/folders that they frequently use. The shortcuts can be created either on the desktop, or anywhere else in the hard disk drive.
How to Create a Shortcut on the Desktop
In order to create a shortcut for any object on the desktop, instructions given below must be followed:
How to Create a Shortcut at Any Other Location?
To create a shortcut at any other location, instructions given below must be followed:
Windows 8 allows users and administrators to create shortcuts of the applications or files/folders that they frequently use. The shortcuts can be created either on the desktop, or anywhere else in the hard disk drive.
How to Create a Shortcut on the Desktop
In order to create a shortcut for any object on the desktop, instructions given below must be followed:
- ■Log on to Windows 8 computer with the administrator account.
■Click Desktop tile from the Start screen to go to the desktop window.
■Once on the desktop screen, click File Explorer icon from the taskbar.
■On the opened Libraries window, navigate to locate the file or folder whose shortcut is to be placed on desktop.
■Once located, right-click the file or folder.
■From the displayed context menu, hover mouse to Send to.
■From the displayed submenu, click Desktop (create shortcut) to add a shortcut of the selected file or folder on the desktop.
How to Create a Shortcut at Any Other Location?
To create a shortcut at any other location, instructions given below must be followed:
- ■Log on to Windows 8 computer with the administrator account.
■Click Desktop tile from the Start screen to go to the desktop window.
■Once on the desktop screen, click File Explorer icon from the taskbar.
■On the opened Libraries window, navigate and locate the file or folder whose shortcut is to be created at any other location.
■Once located, right-click the file or folder.
■From the displayed context menu, click Create shortcut.
■Once the shortcut of the selected file or folder is created, place the created shortcut to any other location as desired.
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