How to Create a Windows E-mail Shortcut | InfoZonePK

If you have a friend, family member, or co-worker that you often e-mail creating an e-mail shortcut on your Desktop or Taskbar can be quick and easy way to e-mail them. To create an e-mail shortcut follow the following steps:

  1. Right click the desktop or area you want to create the e-mail shortcut and select New and then Shortcut.
  2. For the location or path to the shortcut enter mailto:name@example.com where name@example.com is the email address you want to use in shortcut.
  3. Click Next and then type the name of Shortcut and click Finish.

Now when this shortcut is clicked a new e-mail window will appear with that e-mail address already typed into the To field.