Shortcuts For The Desktop; How Do I Create A Shortcut; Arranging And Positioning Shortcuts - HP Compaq Presario,Presario EZ2700 Reference Manual

Shortcuts for the Desktop

Shortcuts are icons that provide quick access to frequently used programs, files,
folders, and drives. By double-clicking a shortcut, you can open its corresponding
folder or file without having to find it first. Shortcuts do not change the location of
files; if you delete a shortcut, the original file is not affected.
How Do I Create
To create a shortcut, complete the following steps:
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Arranging and
To individually move shortcuts, position your mouse cursor over the icon, click it,
Positioning and drag it to the desired location.
Shortcuts
To arrange all your shortcut icons at once, complete the following steps:
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Click the options for the icon arrangement you prefer. The icons are automatically
arranged.
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Open the My Computer window or Windows Explorer.
To open the My Computer window, double-click the My Computer
the Windows desktop. To open Windows Explorer, click Start, select Programs
and then choose Windows Explorer.
Find the item for which you want a shortcut.
Right-click the object and select Create Shortcut.
Click and drag the new shortcut to the desktop.
Move your mouse cursor to an empty place on the Windows desktop, and click
the right mouse button.
From the pop-up menu, choose Arrange Icons.
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