How-To Create Desktop Shortcut Icons Directly from Google Chrome

Creating desktop shortcuts for a website is a great way to keep your favorite websites organized. In this video we walk you through how easy it is to create desktop shortcut icons directly from Google Chrome.

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[joycemumford]

I know how to add shortcuts to the desktop but I want to know how you moved the ones in the video to the top of the screen. My icons are right through the middle and spoils my picture. Your help is appreciated. Thanks

[michaeljennings]

Been looking for this information in simple English. Thanks.

[HektorBandimar]

Thank you! I've been trying to figure that one out for ages, really appreciate it. 👍

[timothyjames]

Thank u so much I search for about 6 hours and ur helpful thx

[joeltito]

Thank you for a updated version of the video you done couple of years back

[Al-rcdm]

Very helpful video thank you. Simple and straightforward 👍

[andusgroup]

I've been using this for some time on specific ones I need to identify the brand/logo favicon. What I would dearly love is a shortcut keystroke to do this instantly without having to go to Settings->More Tools... each time. Other Items in Tools have keystroke shortcuts ie "Save page as Ctrl+S"

[MichelleGissara]

Thanks, this helped me install and look very clever to the hubby haha thanks

[seraphlord]

Unfortunate for me that the things i want to create shortcuts for are specific google docs and sheets and when you try to do that it just defaults to the main google docs or sheets pages

[yeagiv]

Thank you so much ! This really helped

[thedailynaked]

Mine is greyed out and I've signed it and do not have a guest account

[devrajbahl]

Do you know how to hide the URL bar in full-screen mode in the desktop shortcut It shows on some websites but not on others

[yolandagomez]

perfect. but also how do you copy the icon on usb for future use. ?

[oni]

is there a way to download image from google and put it as a shortcut in desktop

[d.l.fuller]

I have this odd problem with those shortcuts created from Chrome using your technique. A shortcut not on a new tab page or on the shelf, but icons on the desktop.

It's on a Chromebook tablet running Chrome OS 101. And, this may have occurred after the recent OS update.

A removed shortcut will reappear after a while. I've removed (uninstalled) them and checked the clear browsing data option. That works initially but not for long.

I am signed into my Google account and assume this characteristic may be due to some sort of Chrome syncing. But the tablet is the only Chromebook device. Others are Android and macOS.

Any suggestions for why or for troubleshooting steps appreciated.

[karenkimberley]

I need help. QUICK. I am trying to make a shortcut for my resume, and I have my resume saved in my file folder. I have purchased myn resume, and cover letter, and pay a monthly subscription to use their layout so it is very exasperating to me that I find the shortcut button greyed out. What would be the "work around" for this? I am new to the Chromebook, and have not been liking it too well and having seen your you tube video might just change my mind. It sure has opened it. I am an old woman and have been desktop and full blown lap top all the way so this chromebook is a whole new ballgame for me.

[experimentoruser]

When trying it for gmail or drive, when you have multiple account, the desktop shortcut opens the default account on chrome and not the actual account you want to have a shortcut, how to fix it?