Most shortcuts are used on the desktop, but you can also create shortcuts in other places inside Windows XP, such as folders. To create a shortcut on your desktop, right click on a blank area of your desktop, select New, and then click Shortcut.

The Create Shortcut Wizard will then appear.

Now, just click the Browse button to search for your targeted file.

In this window, locate the file and click on it. Then click OK; this will return us to the Create Shortcut menu.

Now, we just need to click Next, name the shortcut, and click Finish.

To delete a shortcut, just right-click the shortcut icon and click Delete.