You've probably looked this up because you want to find a faster way to work. Having a desktop shortcut to a folder will get to any folder
in your hard-drives without having to go through layers of folders each time to find it.
- From your desktop double-click on the 'My Computer' icon.
- Navigate through your hard-drive to find the folder you want to make a shortcut to. For example, if you have a folder in your
C Drive called MyFolder then double-click on your C Drive and find the folder.
- Once you can see the folder do not open it.
- Right-click with your mouse and from the menu select 'Create Shortcut'. Similar to this diagram:
- A duplicate name of your folder will now be created on the same level affixed with a little arrow on the bottom left of the icon - This is your shortcut.
- You can now place this shortcut anywhere on your computer and whenever it is opened (by double-clicking your mouse on it) It will open the contents of that
folder.
Let's place the shortcut on your desktop.
- Right-click your mouse over the shortcut and select 'Cut' from the menu.
- Close all windows so you can just see the desktop.
- Right-click your mouse and select 'Paste' from the menu. The shortcut will now appear on the desktop.
- Test the shortcut by double-clicking on it to open - Easy!
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