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How to Add Office Icons to Desktop and Taskbar

Add shortcuts for Office programs like Word and Excel to your desktop and taskbar.

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After installing Microsoft Office, you can quickly access your most-used apps like Word, Excel, and PowerPoint by placing shortcuts on your desktop or pinning them to your taskbar.

Add Office icons to your desktop

  1. Press the Windows key and type the name of the Office app you want to add (e.g., Word).

  2. In the search results, right-click the app.

  3. Select “Open file location”.

  4. In the folder that opens, right-click the app again and choose “Send to” > “Desktop (create shortcut)”.

Pin Office icons to the taskbar

  1. Press the Windows key and search for the Office app.

  2. Right-click the app from the results.

  3. Select “Pin to taskbar”.

Repeat these steps for each Office app you want to pin or place on your desktop.

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