How To Create a Shortcut on Your Desktop to Favorite Websites

submitted by Marie Horgan

These are some basic instructions on creating a shortcut on your desktop (screen) to favorite websites.

When you are at a website that you frequent and want to make access easy, you can create a shortcut on your desktop.

An example would be the La Casa Webpage. To create the shortcut you would need to:

Point the mouse on the address https://lacasaroc.com/ and right click on your mouse.

You want to select copy from the menu that appears. This selection will copy the address from the URL address.

Now minimize or close the webpage.

Next right click on the desktop (opening screen) and select “Create Shortcut”

At the next screen, point the mouse on the address block, right click again and and then select the paste option. The La Casa web address (https://lacasaroc.com/) should display in the block.

Click on next.

Type a name for you shortcut Ex: La Casa Webpage

Click on Finish.

You should see a new Desktop shortcut. Test by double clicking on it and you should be on the La Casa Webpage!

You can also create a shortcut on a Mac with Safari browser in a couple of ways:

1 – The web address at the top of the page has a small icon or image at the left of the address. If you click and hold this image, you can pull the address down to the shortcut bar directly beneath the address line. A right mouse click (or two fingers on a touchpad) will bring up the menu allowing you to edit the name of the shortcut.

2 – Using the same click and drag technique, pull the web address directly to the desktop. Drop it there, and it will create a shortcut icon. You can use the right mouse again to bring up a menu to edit the name.

If you are using iCloud, the shortcuts you make on your Mac will also appear on your IPad or IPhone browser, allowing easy access to LaCasaROC.com from these devices. You may need to sign in again the first time you access the site from your tablet or phone.