- 1). Click "Start," right-click on "All Programs" and click "Open." This opens the location in Windows Explorer.
- 2). Double-click "Programs" in the right-side panel of Windows Explorer.
- 3). Right-click anywhere in the right-hand window, hover your mouse pointer over "New" and click "Shortcut" on the pop-out menu.
- 4). Click "Browse" in the "Create Shortcut" window that pops up. Navigate to the file, program or folder by clicking through the drives and folders listed. This window is slightly different than the customary two-panel windows, since it lists folders and files all in one directory tree with folders at the top and files at the bottom of the list. You can create a shortcut to any folder, program or file, such as the folder "My Documents," the program "Excel.exe" or the document "Expenses.xls." When you find the file, program or folder you want, click it and then click "OK."
- 5). Type a name for your shortcut in the next page of the "Create Shortcut" pop-up. This name will appear on the "All Programs" list. Click "Finish" to complete the shortcut. You now can access the program, file or folder by clicking this shortcut in the "All Programs" list.
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