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WikiHow today will show you how to create a shortcut on the desktop (also known as the desktop) of your Windows computer to open a web page directly using Internet Explorer.

Steps

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   Open Internet Explorer. Browser shaped text e blue with a yellow circle around it.

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   Visit a website. Type the URL or keyword of the website into the search bar at the top of the window. advertisement

Method 1 of 3: Right click on the website

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   Right click on an empty space on the web page. A menu will pop up.
   • Below right mouse cursor is empty, no text or image.

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   Click on the action Create Shortcut (Create Shortcut) is near the middle of the menu.

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   Click Yes. A shortcut to the website you just visited will be created on your desktop. advertisement

Method 2 of 3: Drag and drop from the search bar

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   Click the "two tiled" icon. Options are buttons with two overlapping squares in the top right corner of the Explorer window.
   • When you click this button, the window will minimize and show an area of ​​the Windows desktop.

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   Click and hold the mouse on the icon next to the URL, located to the left of the search bar.

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   Drag the icon onto the desktop.

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   Release the mouse. A shortcut to the web page you just browsed will appear on the desktop. advertisement

Method 3 of 3: Right-click on the Windows desktop

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   Copy the URL in the address bar of Internet Explorer. Click anywhere in the search bar, click Ctrl + A to highlight the URL, then tap Ctrl + C to copy.

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   Right-click on the Windows desktop.

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   Click new (New) is near the middle of the menu.

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   Click on options Shortcut (Shortcut) near the top of the menu.

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   Click on the field "Type a location of the item:"(Enter the location of the item).

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   Press combination Ctrl + V to paste the website URL into the data area.

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   Click next (Continue) in the lower right corner of the dialog box.

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   Name the shortcut. Enter the data in the field labeled "Type a name for this shortcut:" (Enter a name for this shortcut).
   • If you skip this step, the shortcut will be labeled "New Internet Shortcut".

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   Click finish (Completed). A shortcut to the web page address you just pasted will appear on the desktop. advertisement