Creating shortcuts on your computer is very simple on windows 10 and you will learn how to achive that if you keep reading this article.
The desktop is the most popular location to create shortcuts on windows 10 but what if I tell you there are other locations.
There’s so much to do in windows 10 and creating shortcut to your files or program is one them.
Before I jump into that, let’s start from the very beginning of what a shortcut is. This will give you a full idea and understanding when you are dealing with a shortcut on windows 10.
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What is a Shortcut in Widows 10?
A shortcut is an icon with a link that points to a program or file on your computer.
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To access the Windows 10 Boot Menu, click on the Windows 10 Boot Menu anchor text. This will take you to a page with instructions on how to access the Advanced Options menu.
A shortcut help you create a quick path to run a program or opening a file without taking the longer route.
This is very useful when you have your favorite program located inside layers of folders. You wouldn’t need to open all those folders anymore to get your favorite program.
With a shortcut, you can easily access that favorite program right from your desktop or taskbar.
The cool thing about shortcuts is that you can create a shortcut of any file including a browser page in windows 10.
Here is an image example of what a shortcut looks like.
The image above shows what a desktop shortcut looks like.
If you closely at the image, you would notice an arrow displayed on each of every icon. If the icons are too big or small, you can change the icon size.
Right click on the file or program and move your mouse arrow to "send to" to reveal more options.
Among those options, click on Desktop (create shortcut).
After clicking, your shortcut will automatically created to desktop.
Go to your desktop to view the shortcut you just created.
Copy and Paste
Locate the file or program you want to create shortcut for.
Right click on the file or program and choose copy. You can also select the program and press Ctrl + C to copy on your keyboard.
Go to your desktop and right click then click paste shortcut.
Check your desktop to view the shortcut you just created.
Drag and Drop
Locate the file or program you want to create shortcut for.
Make sure the file explorer doesn’t occupy the whole desktop. You should only open the file explorer where the file or program is while you can still see a bit of your desktop. Here’s an image example
Now, hold alt on your keyboard while dragging the file or program to your desktop.
Check your desktop to view the shortcut you just created.
Click on the windows logo button on your keyboard or click on the windows icon located at your bottom left hand side of you screen.
Search for the program you want to create shortcut for.
Right click on the program and select pin to start
Check you start menu to view your shortcut.
4. Create Shortcut to Folder
There are two ways you can create a shortcut into a folder. These ways are:
Copy and Paste
Drag and Drop
Here’s how,
Copy and Paste
Locate the program or file you want to create shortcut for.
Right click on the file or program and select copy or use Ctrl + C to copy after selecting the file or program.
Now go to the folder you want to paste the shortcut to and right click on the folder and select paste shortcut.
View your shortcut inside the folder.
Drag and Drop
Open two tabs on your computer. Let the first tab contain the program or file you want to create shortcut for while the second tab should contain a folder where you want to copy the shortcut into.
On the first tab, hold Alt on your keyboard while dragging the program or file into the folder you want to create shortcut to.
Hold Alt while dragging the program into a folder
Once you release your hands in that folder, your shortcut would automatically be created.
How To Create Shortcut to an App on Windows 10
Here’s how
Goto the application you want to create shortcut for.
Right click on the app and select copy. You can also use ctrl + v to copy the app after selecting it.
Now, right click on wherever you want to create the shortcut to and click on paste shortcut.
Your shortcut will be created immediately and you can view it where you pasted it.
How to Create Shortcut to a Website or Web Page
This way, you can easily open links or website from your desktop, taskbar or folder without having to type in the web address manually in your browser.
Here’s how,
Open your browser.
Go to your specified url that you want to create shortcut for
Now, drag and drop the padlock icon beside your url either on your desktop, taskbar or folder to creat a shortcut.
Release your hands to create the browser shortcut.
How to Rename a Shortcut
If you don’t like the name on a particular shortcut and you want to change it,
Here’s how,
Locate the shortcut you want to rename.
Right click on the shortcut and click on rename among the options
Now, change the name to whatever you want it to be.
Click on enter on your keyboard.
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