A General Question

[riccbhard]

I was wondering how to make a shortcut to an Application in the Applications folder, and place it on the desktop.

I'm used to Windows, now using Mac OS X.

Thanks

 

[ElDiabloConCaca]

Simply drag the application icon to the Desktop while holding Command and Option. To ensure that you're doing it right, the mouse pointer should change to a shortcut icon (small, curved arrow) while you're dragging.

Similarly, you can highlight the application by clicking on it and then hit Command-L, then drag the resulting shortcut to the Desktop.

BTW, we call 'em "Aliases" instead of "Shortcuts" in the Mac world...

 

[chevy]

use L to create an alias, then move it to the desktop.

 

[riccbhard]

It worked perfect. and i'll remember that they are called aliases in the mac world.