Shortcuts, Creating a shortcut on the desktop, Arranging and positioning shortcuts – Dell Inspiron 2000 User Manual

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Creating a Shortcut on the Desktop

Open the My Computer window or Windows Explorer.

To open the My Computer window, double-click the My Computer icon on the Microsoft

®

Windows

®

desktop.

To open Windows Explorer, right-click the Start button and then click Explore.

Find the item for which you want a

shortcut

.

Using your right mouse button, click the object and drag it to the Windows desktop.

Release the right mouse button.

A menu appears next to your cursor.

Click Create Shortcut(s) Here.

An icon appears on your desktop that you can double-click to activate the shortcut.

 

Arranging and Positioning Shortcuts

To individually move shortcuts, point your cursor at the icon, click it, and drag it to the desired location.

To arrange all of your shortcut icons at once, perform the following steps:

Move your cursor to an empty spot on the Windows desktop, and click the right mouse button.

From the pop-up menu, point to Arrange Icons.

Click the option for the icon arrangement you prefer.

The icons are automatically arranged.

Shortcuts

Creating a Shortcut on
the Desktop

Arranging and Positioning Shortcuts

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