Create a URL shortcut

[manHa]

Hello,

In Windows, pretty easy: right click>create shortcut.

How about Mac? Tried this in TextEdit:
[InternetShortcut]
URL=http://www.skinbox.net/

And save it as "something.url" but it won't work. Safari will open a blank page.

Can someone please help me? Thanks!

 

[Darth.Titan]

1. Open the the URL you want a shortcut to in Safari (or Firefox, whatever)
2. Drag the URL from the address bar to the Desktop using the favicon as a "handle"
3. Done.

Mac web shortcuts have a .webloc file extension BTW

 

[manHa]

Okay, thanks but what I want is Windows users to be able to open them as well.

 

[JustinVM]

In Windows, pretty easy: right click>create shortcut.

How about Mac? Tried this in TextEdit:
[InternetShortcut]
URL=http://www.skinbox.net/

you forgot to add the line IconIndex=0 i.e...

[InternetShortcut]
URL=http://www.skinbox.net/
IconIndex=0

And save it as "something.url"

yes, ".url" is the correct extension.

make sure TextEdit is set to Save As .txt and not .rtf -- then correct the extension

 

[manHa]

Thank you so much.