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Create a Folder Shortcut on Windows 7 Desktop

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You are watching VisiHow! This is a tutorial on how to put a shortcut of a folder on the desktop in Windows 7. There are two ways to create a shortcut, and they will be reviewed in this tutorial.

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First, choose the folder
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In this example, the "Music" folder is chosen. On this computer, it located on the disk D, in the "Documents" folder.

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To create a shortcut, Press Ctrl+C or right-click on the folder and select "Copy"
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Then, right-click on the desktop
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Click "Paste shortcut"
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The shortcut will be created on the desktop.

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Alternatively, left-click the folder, hold the left mouse button, and drag the folder to the desktop with the mouse
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Notice that "Copy to Desktop" is displayed under the dragged icon.
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Press and hold the Alt key
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The message under the icon will change to "Create link in Desktop".

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Release the left mouse button, but keep holding the Alt key
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Once the shortcut is created, let go of the Alt key. The shortcut will be created on the desktop.
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Double-click the shortcut to go straight to the music folder
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This concludes our tutorial on how to put a folder shortcut in Windows 7. Thank you for watching VisiHow! If you have any other comments or questions, please leave them in the comment section below.

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