- Click Start, point to Programs, and then right-click the program you want to create the shortcut to.
- Click Create Shortcut.
- The shortcut is now at the end of the Programs list. For example, if you created a shortcut to Microsoft Word, to find that program, click Start, and then point to Programs. You will find the shortcut, named “Microsoft Word (2)” (without the quotation marks), at the bottom of the Program list.
- Drag the shortcut to the Desktop.