open application from desktop

[jennialexander]

How do I open Adobe Photoshop CS4 from the desktop?
I have tried dragging, copying and it always opens in applications. what am I doing wrong
Jenni

 

[BlueRevolution]

I don't understand the question. You want a desktop icon that you can double-click to open Photoshop? The best way to do this is to create an alias on your desktop, which you can do by command-option-dragging the application from your apps folder onto your desktop.

 

[jennialexander]

Thankyou that is just what I needed to know,

 

[Jason Beck]

why not just have an icon on your dock?

 

[miles01110]

why not just have an icon on your dock?

Maybe he has the dock hidden? The dock isn't what the OP was asking about.

 

[BlueRevolution]

Maybe he has the dock hidden? The dock isn't what the OP was asking about.

The desktop is usually hidden behind windows too. I don't understand the benefit.

 

[miles01110]

The point is that he wants to open Photoshop from the Desktop and not the Dock, which he probably has hidden to conserve screen space. Perfectly legitimate reason- the Dock popping in and out can be annoying, especially in graphic design when you might be trying to work on the edge of an image. Then again I don't know for sure nor do I really care.

 

[BlueRevolution]

I don't think Jenni is a he.