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How to add a shortcut on your desktop for quick access

To quickly access Barkley HQ, web browsers have the ability to allow you pin a shortcut onto your desktop.

Google Chrome

Step 1: Load Barkley HQ and once loaded, click on the Settings, select More Tools and click Add to Desktop.

Step 2: A popup will appear prompting you to name the shortcut. Simply type Barkley HQ and click Add.

Step 3: The shortcut will now appear on your desktop.

Firefox

Step 1: Resize the Firefox window so you can see both your computer’s desktop and the Firefox window on the same screen.

Step 2: Click the icon on the left of the address bar (where the URL is shown).

Step 3: While still holding the mouse button down, move the pointer to the desktop, then release the mouse button. The shortcut will be created.

Safari

If you visit certain web pages, such as Facebook and Gmail on a daily basis, you can create shortcuts to them on your Mac OS X desktop. Web shortcuts enable you to access your favourite web pages with a click of the mouse. Creating a shortcuts takes just a few seconds and you can delete it anytime if you no longer need it.

Step 1: Launch the Safari web browser on your Mac OS system.

Step 2: Navigate to the first page to which you want to create a shortcut.

Step 3: Select the entire address in the address bar at the top of the browser.

Step 4: Click and drag the address onto the Mac OS desktop and release the mouse button. A shortcut pointing to the web page is create on the desktop.

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