This wikiHow teaches you how to create shortcuts on the Windows desktop that directly open websites through Internet Explorer.
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Step 1. Open Internet Explorer
This browser is marked by the letter icon “ e ” is blue with a yellow ring around it.
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Step 2. Visit the website you want
Type the site's URL or keyword into the search bar at the top of the window.
Method 1 of 3: Right Clicking a Webpage
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Step 1. Right-click an empty space on the web page
A pop-up menu will appear after that.
Make sure there is no text or image under the cursor
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Step 2. Click Create Shortcut
It's in the middle of the menu.
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Step 3. Click Yes
A shortcut to the website you are browsing will be created on the desktop.
Method 2 of 3: Dragging and Dropping URLs from the Search Bar
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Step 1. Click the " tiling " icon
It's an icon of two overlapping rectangles in the upper-right corner of the Explorer window.
Do this to minimize the browser window so that part of the desktop area of the computer is visible
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Step 2. Click and hold the icon on the left side of the URL
This icon is at the far right of the search bar.
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Step 3. Drag the icon to the desktop
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Step 4. Release the icon
Shortcuts to the website you are currently browsing will appear on the desktop.
Method 3 of 3: Right Clicking Windows Computer Desktop
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Step 1. Copy the URL from the Internet Explorer search bar
To copy it, click the search bar, press the shortcut Ctrl + A to bookmark the entire URL, and use the shortcut Ctrl + C to copy it.
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Step 2. Right-click the Windows desktop
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Step 3. Click New
It's in the middle of the menu.
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Step 4. Click Shortcuts
It's at the top of the menu.
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Step 5. Click the "Type a location of the item" column: ".
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Step 6. Press Ctrl shortcut + V.
The website URL you previously copied will be pasted into the field.
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Step 7. Click Next
It's in the lower-right corner of the dialog box.
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Step 8. Name the shortcut
Type a name into the field labeled "Type a name for this shortcut: ".
If you don't provide a name, the shortcut will be labeled as " New Internet Shortcut"
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Step 9. Click Finish
A shortcut to the website whose address you entered will be displayed on the desktop.