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    Sep 22, 2021 4 minutes

    TIP OF THE FORTNIGHT

    Add web-page apps as toolbar links

    In Issue 612’s informative How To on recovering icons (page 35), Nik Rawlinson explained how to add Quick Launch to your toolbar. I can see why this is useful, but I prefer the Links option, which gives me easy access to web pages I’ve turned into apps.

    To turn a page into an app, click the top-right menu icon in Chrome (or another browser), followed by More Tools, then ‘Create shortcut’. Give your app a name, then click Create. This adds it to your Start menu.

    Next, right-click on a blank area of your toolbar, then click Toolbars, Links. You will see the Links option appear on your toolbar. I

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