How To Create Website Shortcut Icon On Desktop

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This wikiHow teaches you how to create a shortcut from your Windows desktop that opens directly to a website in Internet Explorer.

Steps

1

Open Internet Explorer. It's an app shaped like a blue e with a yellow ring around it.
2

Go to a website. Do so by typing its URL or keywords in the search bar at the top of the window.

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Right-click in an empty space on the webpage. This opens a pop-up menu
- There should be no text or images beneath your pointer.
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Click on Create Shortcut . It's near the middle of the menu.
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Click on Yes . A shortcut to the website you're browsing will be created on your desktop.

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Click on the "tiling" icon. It's two overlapping squares in the upper-right of corner of the Explorer window.
- Do this to minimize the window so an area of your Windows desktop is visible.
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Click on and hold the icon to the left of the URL. It's on the far left side of the search bar.
3

Drag the icon onto your desktop.
4

Release the click. A shortcut to the website you were browsing will appear on your desktop.

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Copy the URL in the Internet Explorer search bar. To do so, click anywhere in the search bar, press Ctrl + A to highlight the URL, and Ctrl + C to copy it.
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Right-click on your Windows desktop.
3

Click on New . It's near the middle of the menu.
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Click on Shortcut . It's near the top of the menu.
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Click in the "Type a location of the item:" field.
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Press Ctrl + V . This will paste the website's URL into the field.
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Click on Next . It's in the lower-right corner of the dialog box.
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Name the shortcut. Do so by typing it into the field labeled "Type a name for this shortcut:".
- If you do nothing, the shortcut will be labeled "New Internet Shortcut."
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Click on Finish . A shortcut to the website whose address you entered will appear on your desktop.

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How do I create a shortcut in Windows 10?

First, copy the address of the website that you want to create a shortcut to. Right click on the desktop, and click on New --> shortcut. Paste the address into the box that will appear, and press OK.

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Article SummaryX

1. Open Internet Explorer.
2. Go to a website.
3. Right-click on an empty space.
4. Click on Create Shortcut.
5. Click on Yes.

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