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Today, Mytour will guide you through the process of creating a desktop shortcut on your Windows computer. This shortcut will allow you to open a website directly using Internet Explorer.
Steps
Launch Internet Explorer. The browser features a blue letter e with a yellow circle around it.
Visit a website. Enter the URL or keywords of the website into the search bar at the top of the window.
Right-click on the webpage
Right-click on an empty area of the webpage. A menu will appear.
- Ensure the area below the cursor is empty, with no text or images.
Click on the Create Shortcut option located near the middle of the menu.
Click Yes.
A shortcut to the website you just visited will be created on your desktop.
Drag and drop from the search bar
Click on the "two horizontal lines" icon. This option is a button with two stacked squares located at the top-right corner of the Explorer window.
- Clicking this button will minimize the window and reveal a portion of the Windows desktop.
Click and hold the mouse on the icon next to the URL, positioned to the left of the search bar.
Drag the icon to the desktop.
Release the mouse button. A shortcut to the website you were browsing will appear on your desktop.
Right-click on the Windows desktop
the URL from the address bar in Internet Explorer. Click anywhere in the search bar, press Ctrl + A to highlight the URL, then press Ctrl + C to copy it.
Right-click on the Windows desktop.
Click on New near the middle of the menu.
Select the Shortcut option near the top of the menu.
Click on the "Type a location of the item:" field.
Press Ctrl + V to paste the website URL into the data field.
Click Next at the bottom-right corner of the dialog box.
Name the shortcut. Enter a name in the field labeled "Type a name for this shortcut."
- If you skip this step, the shortcut will be labeled "New Internet Shortcut."
Click Finish. The shortcut to the website you pasted will appear on your desktop.
