Favicons And Desktop Shortcuts

Post by **tex** » Sat Oct 28, 2006 5:17 pm

Incidentally, did I ever mention how easy it is to place a shortcut to this discussion board on your desktop, (or for that matter, any other website with a "favicon" displayed in their URL that appears in your navigation toolbar, (near the top of your screen)? All you have to do is hover your mouse pointer over the favicon, and the pointer should change to a "hand". When it does, all you have to do is latch onto it with your mouse, and drag it onto your desktop, and drop it, and "VIOLA", you have a shortcut on your desktop.

Obviously, in order to do this, your viewing window for your browser will have to be sized smaller than your full screen, so that you can "drop" the favicon onto the desktop. This probably won't work with some older browsers, since they may not even display the favicon. I know that it works with Firefox, and it also worked with some earlier versions of Firefox. I'll bet that it will work with the newest version of IE, (version 7, I believe), but I haven't tried it with IE, or any other browsers.

Love,
Tex

starfire · Post by **starfire** » Sat Oct 28, 2006 6:01 pm

I couldn't do it with I.E. but I was successful with Firefox, although the pointer never turned into the hand. I just left clicked & dragged it over. Worked great though.
With I.E. I could make the window smaller. With Firefox I just dragged the window down till I could see the desktop.

Thanks, Shirley

Carol Arnett · Post by **Carol Arnett** » Mon Oct 30, 2006 12:39 pm

I can just right click with my mouse, select create shortcut and it is on my desktop. Love, Carol

annie oakley · Post by **annie oakley** » Sat Nov 04, 2006 9:49 pm

It worked for me> Love Oma

JJ · Post by JJ » Sun Nov 05, 2006 9:19 pm

Thanks...I have been doing it that way for a long time...sure helps..

JJ