NoOp wrote the following on 5/3/2008 8:52 PM:
I think what you might be refering to is how to add a Windows
application shortcut icon to the desktop. This 'feature' is standard in
Windows and can be used to add any shortcut icon to the desktop. In Windows:
Select the "Start" button
Select "Programs"
Move your mouse to (in this case) OpenOffice.org 2.4
You will then see the OpenOffice.org (OOo) programs in a submenu. Right
click on any one of them (OpenOffice.org Writer for example. You will
then see a dropdown menu with:
Open
Send To >
Cut
Copy
Create Shortcut
Delete
Rename
Sort by Name
Properties
Most make the mistake of selecting "Create Shortcut". That only creates
a shortcut in the Programs submenu. Instead, you need to select "Send To
" and then select "Desktop (create shortcut)". That will put a proper
shortcut icon on your desktop for OOo Writer. You can then do the same
for OOo Calc, Base, Impress, and Math and/or any other application in
the "Programs" menu.
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BTW: for others on the list that complain about the OOo icons not being
created automatically on the desktop; I've just brought up a virtual
Windows machine from scratch (Win2K) and installed MS Office
Professional 97 on it. The only desktop MS Office icons created during
that install were for Microsoft Outlook (not included in the older MS
Office standard CD's). No icons were created for Word, Excel, etc. So
the next time someone complains about OOo not creating desktop icons,
you can tell them that MS Office (at least MS Office 97) doesn't either :-)
An even easier method to create desktop shortcuts in Windows is to
browse to the folder where the program is located, highlight the program
with the mouse, then drag it to the desktop while holding down the Alt
key. The Alt key press method tells Windows that you want a short cut
instead of relocating the program.
--
Jack
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