How to Make a Desktop Shortcut to Your Most Recent Word Document

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Shortcuts are a nice little time-saver. You probably know how to create shortcuts for programs or web pages. But did you know that you can create a shortcut on your desktop that will take you directly to the most recent Microsoft Word document you opened? These steps will show you how.

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Instructions

Difficulty: Moderate

Things You’ll Need:

PC with Windows and Microsoft Word

Step1

Find your “Winword.exe” file. You can do this by clicking the “Start” button and then clicking “Search.” Click on “All Files and Folders.” In the “All or Part of File Name” field type winword.exe and click “Search.”

Step2

Once you have found “Winword.exe,” right click on it, point to “Send To” and click Desktop. Close the “Search” window.

Step3

Right click the new “Microsoft Word” shortcut and click on “Properties.” Click on the “Shortcut” tab, and in the “Target” field leave one space at the end and then type in "/mFile1."

Step4

Now click on the “General” tab and in the field next to the “Word” icon, type in “Last Document” or another name for your shortcut.

Step5

Go back to the “Shortcut” tab, click the “Change Icon” button and choose a new icon for your shortcut. This way you’ll be able to differentiate between your “Last Document” shortcut and your “Microsoft Word” shortcut at a glance.

Step6

Click “Apply” and “OK.”