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I can not put an icon on my Desktop to activate my Word (2016) even though it is on my Start Screen.
Can I put a shortcut icon on the Desktop to accomplish this?
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Right Click Word 2016 on the Start Screen > Open file location > Right click on the shortcut again > send to > desktop (create shortcut)
The suggestion was very helpful. Thanks.
Right Click Word 2016 on the Start Screen > Open file location > Right click on the shortcut again > send to > desktop (create shortcut)
Thanks. The comment allowed me to get to the point where I did indeed get the "Word" shortcut onto the Desktop. But I had to use a variation of the path. My path went as follows: Right click on Word 2016 on the Start Screen>It showed a link called "more">I clicked that and got "Open File Location">I did a right click on the file "Word 2016">That gave me a screen that allowed a click on "Send To">Finally my choice was to the Desktop. And that completed the process.