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How to create a desktop shortcut for Simple Tax 1040

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Having a Simple Tax 1040 shortcut on your desktop is quick and convenient way to access the program. When you install Simple Tax 1040, Setup adds a shortcut to your desktop. If you accidentally delete it, you can create a new one.

To create a new desktop shortcut, follow these steps:

  • In My Computer, locate the following folder, where drive is the drive where the program is installed and YY is the year of the program that would like create a desktop shortcut for: drive:\XLINKYY

  • Right-click the application file XLINK32.exe,

  • Point to Send To and then click Desktop (create shortcut).

  • The shortcut will now be available on your computer’s desktop. If desired, you can rename the shortcut by right-clicking the newly created desktop shortcut and then clicking Rename.

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