Lesson 9: Creating Shortcuts; Creating A Shortcut To The Calculator - Toshiba Satellite 1805 Series User Manual

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Getting to Know Windows XP

Lesson 9: Creating shortcuts

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 desktop shortcut menu appears.
2 Click New, then click Shortcut.
The Create Shortcut dialog box appears.
Sample Create Shortcut dialog box
3 In the Command line box, type
Next.
4 A dialog box prompts you to select a name for the shortcut.
5 Type
The Windows
shortcut on your desktop.
and click Finish.
Calculator
®
XP operating system displays the new
®
c:\windows\calc.exe
XP
and click