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I would like to have a shortcut on my desktop to an Excel document in Google Docs.

Step 1, Go to in a web browser. If you're signed in with your Google account, this will load the contents of your Google Drive. Click Go to Google Drive and sign in to your Google account if you aren't logged in automatically.Step 2, Double-click the folder you want to copy. Double-click the folder you want to copy to open it.Step 3, Select all the documents. Scroll to the bottom of the contents of the folder and press Ctrl+A on Windows, or press ⌘ Command+A on Mac.

How can I create a shortcut (icon) like this? I use Google Chrome as web browser.

AlexJonasJonas

6 Answers

There is a solution here;

1. Open the document or spreadsheet in your Google docs account and copy the full URL of the document.
2. Create a new desktop shortcut and type the URL of he document in the shortcuts location.
3. All done, now you have a new shortcut in your desktop – double clicking which will launch the Google document in a new browser tab or window. Now associate specific icon files with these shortcuts so that you can identify them at a glance.

Hope this helps.

Google Drive now lets you 'Share' your documents. You can use this to copy the direct URL to your file.

1. Right-click on the document you want to point to and select Share.
2. Copy the URL provided
3. Right-click on your desktop and select 'New' > 'Shortcut' and paste in the copied URL.

Andrew LottAndrew Lott

I recommend using Google Chrome as a browser for this (I do not know if it'll work with IE, Firefox, or any other). To create a shortcut for any file in your Drive to your desktop is to simply open the file, then click on the button at the top right of the page (1), and scroll down to 'More Tools' (2). You'll see the option 'Create Application Shortcuts' (3), and that's all she wrote!

ale

Fastest way to create an shortcut to desktop from a webpage is dragging browser address directly to desktop.

Click and drag with left mouse button tiny sheet next in address to desktop and release mouse button.

If you have the Google Drive app (now Backup and Sync) installed, right-click the file and choose 'Send To -> Desktop (create shortcut).

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Go to options and create the shortcut.

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Alex

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