How to create a Desktop Shortcut Icon to a Website?


After writing three posts on Google Keep Today I am going to describe the easiest way of creating an internet Shortcut on Desktop. In this tutorial you will learn how to create Internet Shortcut without using any browser. When you tried to search about it you found many tricks for creating Internet Shortcut for Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and many more browsers I am here to tell you that there is no requirement of any browser. You can create shortcut without any browser. I am posting here the easiest way, by using this trick you can create URL shortcut without using your browser with icon.


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How to Create Internet Shortcut without Using Any Browser?


It�s too simple as you create a shortcut for a folder. So start...

1. Right click on your desktop screen.

2. Choose new -> Shortcut.




3. Put your URL in text box of "Type the location of the item". I think now you are going to create for my Site :) than use http://www.bloggerexplorer.com .

4. After putting your URL click on Next.




5. Your OS automatically detect it as Internet Shortcut and named it as "New Internet Shortcut".

5. Now replace this "New Internet Shortcut" by your desire name then click on finish.




Done. Your shortcut is created.



How to Add your customize icon to a shortcut?


After creating shortcut you need to add an icon image to your created shortcut. Otherwise it shows your default browser icon or it can be show a web icon depends on your Operating System.


1. Right click on the shortcut which icon you want to change or add.

2. Click on Properties.

3. Click on web document tab.

4. Now press �change icon� button.




5. Now you see the default icons which are stored in your system. You can use them or you can use your own. To use your own first you need to a icon image.

These below websites offers free favicon generator.

http://favicon-generator.org/
http://www.favicon.cc/
http://www.favicongenerator.com/

On these sites you need to upload your image and then these site makes icon image of your uploaded image. Then you need to only download it.

6. Now browse the location where your downloaded image is stored.




7. Now click on Apply then OK. Icon of your shortcut is changed.



Bonus Tip


What is a Favicon image � As above you see favicon word in the websites name? I thing you want to know the word �Favicon�. Favicon Image is a short image which is used before a URL address of a website when you open a site like Google than you see the �g� shaped icon image. That image is favicon image of Google. I think you understood.

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I think this is the easiest trick by using can create your shortcut and you can add icon also to your shortcut. What do you think?


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