Create Shortcuts

After an application has been downloaded and installed to your PC, a shortcut can be made to make it more accessible from your Finder, My Documents folder, Dock, or Desktop.

Create a Shortcut on Your Desktop

1. Open File Explorer.
2. Navigate to the folder or program that you would like to create a shortcut for.
3. Right click on the folder or program and click Create shortcut. The icon should appear on your desktop.

Pin a Shortcut to Start

1. Open File Explorer.
2. Navigate to the folder or program that you would like to pin to the start menu.
3. Right click on the folder or program and click Pin to Start. The icon will appear in the Start menu on the right-hand side. You may need to scroll to see it.

Pin a Shortcut to the Taskbar

1. Open File Explorer.
2. Navigate to the folder or program that you would like to pin to the taskbar.
3. Click and drag the folder or program to the taskbar. An icon will appear in the taskbar, even when the folder or program is closed.