Quickly Send Start Menu Items to the Desktop As Shortcuts.

By on March 9, 2011 in How To

If you are like me you probably have a bunch of different software installed. It can be a little overwhelming if you have to scroll through all of them. Luckily there is the famous Windows 7 search. Sometimes that isn’t fast enough like going to the desktop and clicking an icon. Here is a quick and easy way to send start menu items to the desktop as a shortcut.

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Go to the application you want on the desktop. For me I will be using Word 2010. Locate the application then right click on it and go to Send To menu. From the Send To menu select Desktop (create shortcut)

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That’s it, now your application is on the desktop.

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One Response to Quickly Send Start Menu Items to the Desktop As Shortcuts.

  1. Russell Davison March 15, 2011 at 12:20 am #

    Thanks for the Windows 7 advice on using “Send to”, followed by “Desktop (create shortcut)” to create shortcuts for Start Menu items. I didn’t know that.