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Is an icon on the desktop that provides a user with immediate access to a program or file.?
shortcut
How does one make a desktop shortcut on Vista?
There is a simple method on Windows Vista to create a handy desktop shortcut. Assuming the file is already on the PC in question, click on the Start button, go to All Programs, and then find the file. Right click on the file and then select Send To and then the desktop. This will enable a shortcut.
How to remove shortcut from a file?
A shortcut is a small file guiding you to the original. Often used to gather programs of folders on the desktop for quick use whit out filling the folder with large data. You can see it's a shortcut by a small white box with a blue arrow on the icon. You can not "remove" the shortcut other than deleting it. By placing the original file it self in the location of the shortcut you might brake a program.
What does a icon on a desktop signifi?
It's usually a shortcut to a program or file. Instead of hunting through folders for specific (frequently used) files or programs, you can place a shortcut icon on the desktop.
What is a shortcut?
A shortcut is a link, displayed the same as a file or folder, which, when you click on, takes you to a specified page or file in a different location.
Can you uninstall Minecraft?
Yes, but the game is not on the list of programs that can be uninstalled, because of the fact that you don't install it. You simply download the game, and not the installation file. Therefore, it must be uninstalled by deleting your Minecraft.exe file. If you haven't moved it after you downloaded it, it will be in your Downloads folder. If you have moved it, and you're not sure where, you can go to the desktop and right click the Minecraft shortcut and then click "Open file location", and then just delete the file and the shortcut.
What is another name for a computer shortcut?
A shortcut is an icon placed on desktop you can click to get to the program. With this you don't have to go to start menu, then programs , then the program , to get there. Just hit icon on desktop. More on shortcuts: You can make shortcuts not only for programs but also for folders and any files which you frequently want to access. For creating a shortcut you can just select the file or folder, do a right click and then select send to desktop (create shortcut) option. Most of the installation programs automatically create shortcut on the desktop and some give you an option if you want to create a shortcut or not. - Neeraj Sharma
What do we use the task bar for?
The taskbar - holds shortcut icons to make accessing programs and files quicker than searching for them. It also (usually) displays the clock and the Start button.
What is a shortcut on the desktop?
There are multiple ways:Right click on the desktop and click New > Shortcut. Follow the wizard instructions to create a shortcut.Find the file you wish to make a shortcut of using Explorer. Drag it to the desktop, holding the Shift and Control keys. Drop to make a shortcut.Same as 2 but right-click and drag and drop and select Create shortcuts here.Find the shortcut in the Start Menu and click and drag it, holding Control, to your Desktop.
How do you convert a shortcut file into a normal file so it can be opened as I keep getting the message that this shortcut has been moved and I cannot open my files I created in Open Office of Windows?
It's basically telling you that the file the shortcut relates to has either been moved from the location on the disk OR it's been deleted. The easiest solution - is to delete the 'broken' shortcut, then search for the file you want where it should be located, and (if required) create a new shortcut.
What is the basic difference between shortcuts and icons?
An icon is the picture that decorates a shortcut. The shortcut is a path to a file.
Why do your desk top icons have arrows?
The icons with small arrows on them are shortcuts pointing to the actual file. If you delete a shortcut from your desktop, you are deleting only the shortcut pointing to the file, not the actual file from your hard drive.
