How to add google docs to desktop

This wikiHow teaches you how to create a new shortcut icon for a Google Doc file from your Docs account, and save it to your computer’s desktop. You can use the Google Chrome browser to create a desktop shortcut on PC. Google Chrome does not allow you to create desktop shortcuts on Mac. However, you can save a webpage as a webloc file on Mac using any web browser you choose.

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   Open Google Chrome. It's has an icon with a red, green, and yellow wheel with a blue dot in the middle. Google is the only web browser that allows you to create a desktop shortcut from a webpage.

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   Type https://docs.google.com/ in the address bar and press ↵ Enter. The address bar is at the top of Google Chrome below the tabs at the top. This takes you to the Google Docs website.

   • Docs will open up to a list of your recent documents.
   • If you're not automatically logged in, enter your email address or phone number, and your password associated with your Google account to sign in.

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   Click the document you want to create a shortcut for. This opens the document in the web browser.

   • If you would rather create a desktop shortcut for your Google Docs list, skip this step and stay on the "Recent Documents" page.

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   Click ⋮. It's in the upper-right corner of Google Chrome, next to the address bar. This displays an options drop-down menu.

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   Hover over More Tools. It's a little more than halfway down the options drop-down menu. This displays a pop-out menu to the side.

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   Click Create shortcut. It's the second option in the "More Tools" menu. This displays a dialogue box for creating a new shortcut.

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   Type a name for the shortcut. Use the text box next to the blue paper icon to type a name for the shortcut. You can name it after your document, or just name it "Google Docs".

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   Click Create. It's the blue button in the "Create Shortcut" dialogue box. This creates a shortcut icon for the selected Google Doc, and save it to your computer's desktop.

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   Open a web browser. You can use any web browser on Mac. Safari is the default web browser. it's the icon that resembles a blue compass. You can also use Google Chrome, Firefox, or any other web browser.

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   Type https://docs.google.com/ in the address bar and press ↵ Enter. The address bar is at the top of Google Chrome below the tabs at the top. This takes you to the Google Docs website.

   • Docs will open up to a list of your recent documents.
   • If you're not automatically logged in, enter your email address or phone number, and your password associated with your Google account to sign in.

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   Click the document you want to create a shortcut for. This opens the document in the web browser.

   • If you would rather create a desktop shortcut for your Google Docs list, skip this step and stay on the "Recent Documents" page.

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   Drag the web browser so that your desktop is visible. If the web browser is in full screen mode, click the green button in the upper-left corner to take is out of full screen mode. Then click and hold a black space in the tab bar at the top of the web browser and drag it down so that you can see the desktop. You can also drag the left or right sides inward so that the web browser window is smaller.

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   Click the URL. The URL is in the address bar at the top of the web browser. Clicking the URL highlights the entire URL. If the URL is not highlighted entirely, click the end of the URL and drag the mouse cursor over the entire URL to highlight the entire web address.

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   Click and drag the URL to your desktop. With the entire URL highlighted, click and drag the URL to your desktop. This creates a shortcut on your desktop as a webloc file. Clicking the webloc file opens the URL using your default web browser.[1]

   • Be careful not to deselect the URL as you click and drag it.

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