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Getting to Know the Windows ® XP Operating System
Lesson 9: Creating shortcuts
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Lesson 9: Creating shortcuts
By adding shortcuts to your desktop, you can open programs
or files with the click of a button. You will probably want to
create shortcuts for the programs you use most frequently.
This lesson explains how to create shortcuts using two
Windows
®
accessories, Calculator and Character Map, as
examples.
Creating a shortcut to the Calculator
Use this method when you know the name and location of the
program file to which you would like to create a shortcut.
1
Move the pointer to an empty area of the desktop, then
click the secondary button.
The operating system displays the desktop shortcut
menu.
2
Click
New
, then click
Shortcut
.
The operating system displays the Create Shortcut dialog
box.
Sample Create Shortcut dialog box
3
In the
Command line
box, type
c:\windows\system32\calc.exe
and click
Next
.
The operating system prompts you to select a name for
the shortcut.
