If you are one of those people who wants to have their links at hand that quickly direct them to an app or website, stay with us because we will show you how to create shortcuts on the desktop of your Mac computer.
If you are a new Mac user, like those who are not to know the hidden features of their Mac and still don’t know how to do it, fear not, here we will teach you how to do it by following simple steps. In addition, we will give you a brief summary of the shortcuts, folders and URLs that you can have at hand on your Mac computer.
Create Shortcuts to your folders and URLS on your Mac
On Mac, shortcuts are known as “Aliases” this establishes its function being a link that redirects directly to a main application, this “alias” modify it and change its name and place it where you want, in this case on the desktop.
To create the shortcut or “alias” the first thing you should do is locate the apps on your Mac, page address or folder to which you want to create shortcuts.
An important aspect of shortcuts is that they will allow you to work comfortably, many times it is a bit tedious to search for an application within folders to be able to use it or an important URL and you must search in the history or in your email tray.
With this direct access option you will save yourself all that work and without a doubt you will be able to save a lot of time when working from your Mac. Pay close attention because we will show you below the steps that you must carry out when creating the direct access of a web page.
Create a page shortcut on your Mac by following these steps
To create a direct access to a URL or web address you must, as a first step, access the desired web. But before doing so, we recommend that you log in with your account, this way you will avoid so many permissions appearing to carry out your direct access.
After you are on the desired page, copy the URL of the page and drag it to the desktop. The shortcut to the page will be automatically created on your desktop.
Change the name of your shortcut
As you have seen, the procedure to create a shortcut on Mac is very simple. On the other hand, if you want to change the name follow these steps:
- Once you have created the shortcut or “alias” on your desktop, you can proceed to change the name quickly through the information panel.
- To open it you must click the right button of your mouse on the created shortcut and select the drop-down menu
- Select “get information”, select “name and extension” and there will be the option or box where you can change the name of the shortcut.
- If you want to save yourself all that work, just press the “cmd.+ i” keys on the desired icon and it will automatically direct you to the box where you can change the name of the access.
Create shortcut of your applications and folders
To create a shortcut of an application or folder you must go to Finder and in the Dock (application bar) select the application or folder that you want to create the shortcut. Remember that if you want to create a shortcut for an application, it must be installed correctly on the computer.
Shortcuts will appear on the app bar. For more detailed information on the subject, you can seek help from Mac support. To create the shortcut on the desktop, you just have to follow these steps:
- From the top menu select “File”.
- Select the “Create aliases” option.
- Then select the folder or application and the shortcut will automatically be created on the desktop.
Create a shortcut in the Dock
To create the shortcut and place it in the Dock you must enter the applications folder and drag it to the position you want in the Dock, yes, it’s that simple. If that doesn’t work in that case, try resetting your Mac’s Dock settings. We recommend placing it in an empty space in the Dock and after the access has been created, you can position it as you wish.
