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Shortcut Icons: Shortcut Icons are icons on your desktop that represent (are
links to) folders, files and programs and with little arrows in the left corner.
Shortcuts are normally added (created) on the desktop by users for easy access to

files, folders and programs.

Creating a shortcut of an Application on the desktop
1. Click on Start Button.

2. Select All Programs.
3. Locate the application (e.g. Point to accessories and select WordPad).
4. Right click on the application (e.g. WordPad).
5. Move mouse pointer to Send To on the command menu and
6. Click on Desktop (create shortcut).

Creating a shortcut of a folder or file on the desktop
1. Locate the folder or file.
2. Right click on the folder or file.
3. Move mouse pointer to Send To on the command menu and
4. Click on Desktop (create shortcut).

Program Icons: Program icons are icons placed on the desktop by application
software installed on the computer. They are used to open or launch the installed
application software.

File Icon: File is a data stored electronically by a computer as a document,
worksheet or program. This stored data when displayed on the desktop is
represented by an icon called file icon. File icon is used to access the
electronically stored data.

Folder Icon: Folder is a container in which files and other folders are kept.
Folder icon is icon which contains group of files, documents and/or programs.

Folder Icons

The folder icon is used to access the files and other folders in the folder. A folder
is represented by a yellow icon.