Create a Shortcut on the Quick Launch Bar

At times, it may be necessary to create a shortcut for your application on the Quick Launch bar. This article discusses how to do so.

Discussion:
Windows allows users to place shortcuts on the Quick Launch bar on the bottom left side of the taskbar. By default, InstallShield does not provide a Quick Launch folder under the Shortcuts view to allow the creation of shortcuts on the target machine's Quick Launch bar. However, there is a way to do it manually. Once you create the folder, you can place your shortcut there. To configure the shortcut under the Shortcuts view, follow these instructions.

1. Select the Shortcuts view under System Configuration.
2. Select the Shortcuts node in the middle pane.
3. Right-click and select the Show Folder option from the context menu.
4. Select [AppDataFolder] from the list of predefined folders. This adds [AppDataFolder]directly under the Shortcuts node.
5. Select [AppDataFolder].
6. Right-click and select New Folder.
7. Rename the folder to Microsoft.
8. Continue to create the following folder structure under the Microsoft folder: \Internet Explorer\Quick Launch.Once you are done you should have the following folder structure:
   [AppDataFolder]\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch
9. Create your application shortcut under the Quick Launch folder.