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Start Menu "How Do I?" Question
Two things I want to do, which I can’t find in the docs as to how:
I have three websites in my Start Menu, and they appear in my Start Menu as the web address (URL). How can I turn that URL into a name, such as “Google Maps”? Second, how can I change the icon in my Start Menu from the default Firefox or Google icon, to a more specific icon of my choosing? Thanks, everyone, for the help! |
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Start Menu "How Do I?" Question
Dan Kap wrote:
I have three websites in my Start Menu, and they appear in my Start Menu as the web address (URL). How can I turn that URL into a name, such as Google Maps? Second, how can I change the icon in my Start Menu from the default Firefox or Google icon, to a more specific icon of my choosing? If you save a URL (.lnk file) as the shortcut, the hover over popup or help text shows that URL. You need to use a program to load that URL because then you can give a help name and hover text to that shortcut. So instead of saving a shortcut as: http://www.intel.com/ instead use: "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" http://www.intel.com/ (or the path to whatever web browser you prefer) Be sure to enclose the program's path in double quotes if its path includes spaces. Then you can modify the shortcut properties. In the General tab, you can give the help name. In the Shortcut tab, you can give the hover text you want in the Comment field. Because you are specifying the actual program instead of relying on filetype association to call a "server" or loader program recorded in the registry, you can also specify command-line parameters, like specifying InPrivate mode and no load of extensions, as in: "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" -private -extoff http://www.intel.com/ and even select which icon to use for that particular shortcut instead of the default one for the URL (.lnk) filetype. Instead of saving a URL as a shortcut, create a shortcut that runs your web browser (the program) and loads that URL. Then you can specify the help name, comment (hover help), and select an icon for that shortcut. |
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Start Menu "How Do I?" Question
"Dan Kap" wrote in message ... Two things I want to do, which I can’t find in the docs as to how: I have three websites in my Start Menu, and they appear in my Start Menu as the web address (URL). How can I turn that URL into a name, such as “Google Maps”? Second, how can I change the icon in my Start Menu from the default Firefox or Google icon, to a more specific icon of my choosing? Thanks, everyone, for the help! Right click on the Firefox icon, then choose properties, and you will be given an opportinity to "change icon." There are plenty of mail-type icons from which to choose. |
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Start Menu "How Do I?" Question
"Dan Kap" wrote in message ... Two things I want to do, which I can’t find in the docs as to how: I have three websites in my Start Menu, and they appear in my Start Menu as the web address (URL). How can I turn that URL into a name, such as “Google Maps”? Second, how can I change the icon in my Start Menu from the default Firefox or Google icon, to a more specific icon of my choosing? Thanks, everyone, for the help! Sorry, but a little while ago my answer referred to Thunderbird, not Firefox, although a similar proceedure might work for you. Also, in Control Panel "personalizatuon" gives you a chance, probably. |
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Start Menu "How Do I?" Question
"Dan Kap" wrote in message
... Two things I want to do, which I can’t find in the docs as to how: I have three websites in my Start Menu, and they appear in my Start Menu as the web address (URL). How can I turn that URL into a name, such as “Google Maps”? Right click on it Rename |
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