What Is the File Extension URL?
An Internet address (also known as a URL) can sometimes be too long to remember, especially if it consists of several designations separated by slashes. Fortunately, you can easily save such addresses in a file with a .url extension.
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Description
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A .url extension designates an Internet shortcut file that contains a web address. It can be created and opened by any web browser like Microsoft Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox.
Linking
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You typically create the file by using the browser's Favorites or Bookmarks feature, which stores the address of the currently-browsed page into one file under the Favorites or Bookmarks folder.
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Contents
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The main content of the file is the "URL=" command followed by an address. For example, an Internet shortcut file entitled "Google.url" can contain the following: URL=http://www.google.com.
Text
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Because the shortcut file is simply a text file, you can also create it using any world processor that saves to text. However, for it to be readable by a browser, you need to change the file extension from ".txt" to ".url" such as from "Weather Site.txt" to "Weather site.url."
Opening
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One quick way to open a .url file is to drag it from a file browser like "My Computer" to your browser's address bar. The website specified in the file appears in the browser window.
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