Paul-D Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 Hi. I have google chrome as a shortcut on my desktop alongside safari firefox and others.Can be useful to see if a web page shows the same in different web browsers. I want a shortcut to a chrome web page dedicated to one particular website page. I have done this again after years but can't remember how I got their. On the main icon, when I select properties I have six tabs: Security, Details, Previous versions, General, Shortcut and Compatibility. On the (dedicated shortcut) I have 5 tabs, General, web Document, Security, Details, and Previous versions How do I create these as I am having to copy and paste to my desktop to get around it. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/310215-making-a-copy-of-a-chrome-desktop-shortcut/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyberRobot Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 Are asking about the Google Chrome browser? In other words, if you click one icon, the browser displays specific options. If you click the other icon, the browser displays different options? If so, you could set up different Chrome profiles and create a shortcut for each.https://www.howtogeek.com/256629/how-to-create-a-windows-shortcut-to-open-a-specific-profile-in-chrome/ Or are we talking about loading a web page differently based on those Chrome shortcuts? I'm a little confused since the question was posted in the HTML forum. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/310215-making-a-copy-of-a-chrome-desktop-shortcut/#findComment-1575192 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul-D Posted March 6, 2020 Author Share Posted March 6, 2020 Yes. On a standard chrome icon. I right click and select properties. I get a window with 6 tabs on 2 rows. Do you see the same? What I want is an icon that I can paste a URL into and simply click it to get a web page up. The other icon (can't work out how it happened) has this. When I right click and choose properties I get a different pop up. and on the web document tab, I can paste a URL into it. I don't get Web document with the standard chrome desk top icon Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/310215-making-a-copy-of-a-chrome-desktop-shortcut/#findComment-1575195 Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyberRobot Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 Is this what you are looking for?https://www.lifewire.com/create-shortcuts-in-google-chrome-for-windows-4103617 Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/310215-making-a-copy-of-a-chrome-desktop-shortcut/#findComment-1575196 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barand Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 With Firefox you can right click on the page and "Save as...". With Edge, ??? Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/310215-making-a-copy-of-a-chrome-desktop-shortcut/#findComment-1575202 Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyberRobot Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 50 minutes ago, Barand said: With Firefox you can right click on the page and "Save as...". Hmm... When I do that in both Firefox and Chrome, there's only an option to download the website files. You see an option to create a website shortcut? In case anyone is looking for a quicker way to create a shortcut, you can also grab the lock icon (or where the lock would be for non-secure website) near the URL in the browser's address bar and drag it to your desktop. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/310215-making-a-copy-of-a-chrome-desktop-shortcut/#findComment-1575203 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kicken Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 If all you want to do is create a shortcut that opens a specific site, just add the URL you want it to open at the end of the target field. You can further customize the icon and such if you want to make it easy to distinguish. I did this on my HTPC for various streaming services. Most of those are just Firefox shortcuts with the URL added at the end and a custom icon. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/310215-making-a-copy-of-a-chrome-desktop-shortcut/#findComment-1575204 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kicken Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 (edited) 4 hours ago, Paul-D said: The other icon (can't work out how it happened) has this. When I right click and choose properties I get a different pop up. and on the web document tab, I can paste a URL into it. For this, just right-click the desktop and do New -> Shortcut then put the URL in the text box. This will create an internet shortcut that will open in whatever your default browser is. If you want a browser specific shortcut, then you do like I posted above. Alternatively, open the website in your browser then click the icon next to the URL in the address bar and drag it to the desktop and the browser will create a shortcut to the site for you. Edited March 6, 2020 by kicken Alternative Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/310215-making-a-copy-of-a-chrome-desktop-shortcut/#findComment-1575205 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul-D Posted March 7, 2020 Author Share Posted March 7, 2020 Right click on desktop does not give new shortcut. I will make this clearer. I have two desktop shortcuts to google chrome. both are the same red green blue circle with a blue bit in the middle. Y Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/310215-making-a-copy-of-a-chrome-desktop-shortcut/#findComment-1575216 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul-D Posted March 7, 2020 Author Share Posted March 7, 2020 No. right clicking on the desk top does not give me a shortcut option. How could it. How does it know that I want a web browser short cut. Which browser? I will make this simpler. I have two shortcuts to google chrome. I have done a screen print of the PROPERTIES OPTION, See the difference. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/310215-making-a-copy-of-a-chrome-desktop-shortcut/#findComment-1575218 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kicken Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 2 minutes ago, Paul-D said: No. right clicking on the desk top does not give me a shortcut option It's there, you're just looking in the wrong place probably. You have to expand the New menu first, like I said. I also gave you other ways to accomplish the same task. Pick one. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/310215-making-a-copy-of-a-chrome-desktop-shortcut/#findComment-1575219 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barand Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 12 hours ago, cyberRobot said: You see an option to create a website shortcut? Firefox: right click ==> Select "Desktop" folder, name file and save. 12 hours ago, cyberRobot said: you can also grab the lock icon (or where the lock would be for non-secure website) near the URL in the browser's address bar and drag it to your desktop. So you can - with Firefox and Chrome anyhow. (not Edge, surprise, surprise) Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/310215-making-a-copy-of-a-chrome-desktop-shortcut/#findComment-1575220 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul-D Posted March 7, 2020 Author Share Posted March 7, 2020 Okay drag url to desktop works. I never did this last time so maybe google chrome has some other dll or exe for this. Anyway. I will drag and drop to desktop from now on. Got their in the end. Thanks. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/310215-making-a-copy-of-a-chrome-desktop-shortcut/#findComment-1575222 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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