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Title: How do I create a shortcut with Mozilla Firefox?
Post by: Shadow Vegan on April 22, 2009, 05:59:51 PM

I know this is a stupid question: I switched from Internet Explorer to Mozilla Firefox yesterday (I'm late, lol) and can't figure out how to create a shortcut. The right click --> Save Page As saves a copy of the page, not a shortcut to the page, and bookmark obviously only adds the link to favorites/bookmarks. The only way I have been able to create a shortcut is by copying the URL and pasting it into a new shortcut, but I assume there is a better way similar to the right click --> Create Shortcut of Internet Explorer. Note: I doubt this affects it, but it doesn't hurt to mention that I am using Windows XP.

Thanks anyone who can give me any help.

-Dylan

Title: Re: How do I create a shortcut with Mozilla Firefox?
Post by: patio on April 22, 2009, 06:42:35 PM

CTRL D

Or you can simply drag the site's favicon to the bar below the address bar...
Actually Firefox has many more ways to create bookmarks...

Title: Re: How do I create a shortcut with Mozilla Firefox?
Post by: Shadow Vegan on April 22, 2009, 06:43:47 PM

Thanks, but that creates a bookmark, not a shortcut...

Title: Re: How do I create a shortcut with Mozilla Firefox?
Post by: Helpmeh on April 22, 2009, 07:21:48 PM

Right click on your desktop, New > Shortcut...type in the address you want (remember to add http:// if it doesn't start in www.) and it will save it as a URL file...

Title: Re: How do I create a shortcut with Mozilla Firefox?
Post by: Shadow Vegan on April 22, 2009, 07:24:21 PM

Thanks, but I am looking for a quicker way. (Also one that includes the icon like the IE way)

Title: Re: How do I create a shortcut with Mozilla Firefox?
Post by: Broni on April 22, 2009, 07:46:25 PM

Right click>Save Page As

Title: Re: How do I create a shortcut with Mozilla Firefox?
Post by: patio on April 22, 2009, 07:48:37 PM

With FireFox's bookmark bar under the address bar why would you need desktop shortcuts to webpages ? ?
Anyways you can minimise FFox and just drag the favicon to the Desktop also...

Title: Re: How do I create a shortcut with Mozilla Firefox?
Post by: Broni on April 22, 2009, 07:50:39 PM

Quote

With FireFox's bookmark bar under the address bar why would you need desktop shortcuts to webpages ? ?

True...;D

Title: Re: How do I create a shortcut with Mozilla Firefox?
Post by: Helpmeh on April 22, 2009, 08:29:34 PM

Quote from: patio on April 22, 2009, 07:48:37 PM

Anyways you can minimise FFox and just drag the favicon to the Desktop also...

Steps:

1. Click and hold onto the tab you want a shortcut to.
2. Press WIN+D.
3. Let go on your desktop.
4. Rename to what you want (Optional).

Title: Re: How do I create a shortcut with Mozilla Firefox?
Post by: Shadow Vegan on April 22, 2009, 09:10:58 PM

Helpmeh--Your method works, thanks a lot!

Everyone else--Thanks for helping as much as you can. :)

BTW, the right click, Save Page As saves a copy of the page as opposed to a link to the page.

Title: Re: How do I create a shortcut with Mozilla Firefox?
Post by: Helpmeh on April 24, 2009, 03:24:52 PM

Quote from: Shadow Vegan on April 22, 2009, 09:10:58 PM

Helpmeh--Your method works, thanks a lot!

Everyone else--Thanks for helping as much as you can. :)

BTW, the right click, Save Page As saves a copy of the page as opposed to a link to the page.

Yeah...because you save the page, not the link. And Patio was the one who basically gave the solution, I just added that it works for the whole tab, and the other options.

Default shortcut name is the page title.

Title: Re: How do I create a shortcut with Mozilla Firefox?
Post by: kpac on April 24, 2009, 03:31:45 PM

Another simple way is to just drag a link from a page onto the Desktop or wherever you want it... ::)

Title: Re: How do I create a shortcut with Mozilla Firefox?
Post by: patio on April 25, 2009, 07:50:20 AM

Look up.... ::)

Title: Re: How do I create a shortcut with Mozilla Firefox?
Post by: kpac on April 25, 2009, 08:42:42 AM

Quote from: patio on April 25, 2009, 07:50:20 AM

Look up.... ::)

Well, it's not completely the same as dragging the favicon, is it? The OP is looking for the most simple way to do it.

Title: Re: How do I create a shortcut with Mozilla Firefox?
Post by: luizdogg on April 26, 2009, 02:50:31 AM

He could of just manually gone into the C drive->Program Files->Mozilla->Firefox.exe then just right clicked on the file and chose: Send to->Desktop[Create Shortcut] 

Title: Re: How do I create a shortcut with Mozilla Firefox?
Post by: patio on April 26, 2009, 07:33:42 AM

Egads !

He is wanting shortcuts to webpages.....NOT FireFox.

Title: Re: How do I create a shortcut with Mozilla Firefox?
Post by: dougmudd on September 19, 2009, 12:55:39 PM

I know it's been a long time since anyone posted a reply to this topic but I had the same question and eventually found what seems like a really good solution.

First make a copy of the main firefox icon/shortcut.  (I am using XP so I drag the shortcut to the desktop from where ever it is, while holding down the ctrl-key. ) 

Then right-click on it and choose "properties", and then choose the "Shortcut" tab.

In the target box you will see something like: "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe".  At the end of the box, outside of the quotes, paste the url.   On the general tab rename the shortcut for convenience. 

This gives you a shortcut that will open firefox even if IE is your default browser,  a feature I needed to test out websites.