Save link to desktop - how it works

If you want to save a link and thus a website on your desktop, we will show you in this article how this can be done quickly and easily.

How to save a link on the desktop

Please note that the following steps refer to a system with Windows 8.1.

• If you only want to save the link for the website itself, it is very easy.
• First, find the page you want to save as a linked link on your desktop.
• Now mark the entire URL of the page in the address bar and drag it onto the desktop.
• You now have a shortcut on your desktop that double-clicks to the linked page in your browser.

Save entire website on the desktop

If you want to save an entire website, for example for later references, then it also works very easily.

• First, open the page you want to save. For example, this could be a manual for a project that you want to plan sufficiently.
• Now right-click anywhere on the page and click "Save As ...".
• You will then be forwarded to the save window, where you can choose whether you want to save the entire website or just the HTML text.
• Select the location where you want the website to be. You can then access the website via the .html file.