Creating a Shortcut
 
A shortcut provides quick access to a commonly used file. In the following images, you'll be walked through the steps of creating a shortcut for Notewriter. The concepts explained in this example can be used to create shortcuts for any objects you use frequently.
 

Move the mouse pointer over the computer icon on the Desktop. Right-click the mouse and select Explore.

 

 
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Find your U drive. If there's a plus (+) next to your name on the U drive, move the mouse pointer over it and click once. It will expand the drive and appear like the image below. Find the db folder and move the moue pointer over it and click once. On the right side of the screen, Notewriter appears. Move the mouse pointer over the icon, right-click and select Copy.

 

 
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Close all open windows to return to the Desktop. Move the mouse pointer to a blank part of the Desktop and right-click. Select Paste Shortcut. Do not select Paste.

 

 
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The finished product appears. Notice two things about the shortcut: 1) the curly arrow and 2) the name, "Shortcut to..." If this is what appears on your screen, you've successfully created a shortcut.