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Tip of the Week: Create Desktop shortcuts to your favorite websites

Most of you know how to add a website to your Favorites or Bookmarks, but what about those websites that you commonly want to start at?  If you often go to your bank's website or other commonly used Internet resources, you can create a shortcut on your Desktop that will launch your browser and take you right to your desired site.

Right-click on any blank portion of your Desktop, click on the New option then on "Shortcut".  This will open a "Create Shortcut" window with a field for you to enter your desired website. Example: http://www.datadoctors.com (you don't have to include the http://, but doing so will ensure that the shortcut is seen as an Internet site.)  After you enter you desired site and click on the Next button, give you new shortcut a name and click on Finish!

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