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How to Create a Shortcut to a Website on Your Desktop?

by Sumit Sharma Digital Marketing Specialist

Do you want to be able to access certain websites quickly? Rather than opening a web browser first, you can just add its shortcut. In this blog, we will check out the methods of creating a shortcut to a website on the desktop.

How to Create a Shortcut to a Website on Your Desktop - Office.com/setup
Source : http://go-office-2019.com/blog/how-to-create-a-shortcut-to-a-website-on-your-desktop/

On Internet Explorer or Firefox

If you want to create a shortcut to a website on your desktop using Internet Explorer or Firefox, you need to follow the steps given below.

  • Firstly, you have to launch a web browser on your desktop.
  • Go to the website that you wish to make a shortcut of.
  • Ensure that the browser is not in fullscreen mode.
  • After that, you should select and move the site into the search bar.
  • Release the Internet Explorer icon on your desktop.
  • Twice click on the shortcut.

Using Chrome on Windows

You can create a shortcut to a website on your desktop using Chrome on Windows. Here are the instructions you need to follow.

  • Firstly, you have to go to the website in Chrome on Windows.
  • After that, you should click on the vertical ellipsis menu icon.
  • Then you have to choose “More tools” and select “Add to desktop.”
  • Thereafter, you should input the name for the shortcut.
  • Later, you have to choose if you want to run it in a window or not.
  • Now, you should click on “Add” to upload it to your desktop.
  • Click twice on the shortcut to run it.

Create a Shortcut (Mac)

If you want to create a shortcut to a website on your Mac, you need to follow the steps given below.

  • Firstly, you have to go to any web browser.
  • After that, go to the website that you wish to create a shortcut for.
  • Then click on the search bar.
  • Thereafter, you have to select and move the icon.
  • Releasing this icon on the desktop adds the shortcut of the site.
  • Twice click on the shortcut to open it.

Upload a Website to Your Dashboard (macOS)

You can upload a website to your Dashboard (macOS). The instructions are given below.

  • Firstly, you have to launch Safari on your Mac.
  • Go to the website that you wish to upload to the Dashboard.
  • After that, you should click on the “File” menu and choose “Open in Dashboard.”
  • Then you have to click on where you wish the box to be on the website.
  • Thereafter, you should resize the box by dragging the corners.
  • Later, you have to click on the “Add” option to upload the chosen to the Dashboard.
  • Now, you should launch the Dashboard to see the snapshot.
  • Click on the links to open them.

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Set Up a Website as Your Desktop (Windows)

If you want to set up a website as your desktop on Windows, you need to follow the steps given below.

  • Firstly, you have to install the “Wallpaper Webpage” program.
  • After that, you should right-click on the downloaded file and choose “Extract All.”
  • Then you have to open the setup file.
  • Thereafter, you should input the site you wish to apply as your background.
  • Later, you have to right click on the “WallpaperWebPage” icon in the system tray.
  • Choose “Configure” to input a new site.
  • Now, you should choose “Autostart” to load the background of the Windows startup.
  • After that, click on the “Show Desktop” option to see the icons.
  • Exit from the “WallpaperWebpage.” Right-click on the menu to exit

Billy Mark is a Microsoft Office expert and has been working in the technical industry since 2002. As a technical expert, Ava Williams has written technical blogs, manuals, white papers, and reviews for many websites such as office.com/setup.


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About Sumit Sharma Senior   Digital Marketing Specialist

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