How To Create Shortcut For Yahoo Mail On Desktop

Yahoo Mail has become one of the popular email services across the world and the credit goes to its simple and intuitive interface that makes the user comfortable while using it. This email service not only provides ease of usage but it has excellent features that will enhance the emailing experience of the users.

When it comes to compatibility then, Yahoo mail supports all browsers and has compatible apps for all devices including Android, Mac, and iOS. This email service can be used by anyone and it provides excellent and powerful security to the email account using Two-Factor Authentication. Now the question arises, how to use it easily with just one tap and the answer is very easy. You should add Yahoo mail on Home screen of your desktop and for that, we are here with the exact steps.

How to get My Yahoo mail on Home Screen?

Now the question starts, why is it necessary to add Yahoo to the Home screen? And the answer is to save your time. Yes, your time is very important and hence everything on your PC should be easily available including your mail. If you use Yahoo mail for business mail management then, you might have to open a Web Browser and locate the Yahoo to check the mail. Now, you can save your time, and to do so, you can add a shortcut to Yahoo mail to the desktop therefore you can locate the online email client by just simple double-clicking on the icon.

Get Yahoo Mail on Home Screen/Desktop

First of all, right-click on the empty spot on the desktop
Choose "New" from the drop-down menu and click on "Shortcut" and a new shortcut is placed on the desktop and the Create Shortcut window notifies
Enter mail.yahoo.com in the Type the location of the item option and click on the "Next" to move ahead with the next step
Now, this is the time to enter a name for the new shortcut for instance – "Yahoo Mail"
After that, click on "Finish" to complete the Yahoo shortcut to the desktop procedure
Then, this is the time to double-click on the new shortcut to test if it is working properly
Now, you are all set with the adding procedure and Yahoo should now open in the default Web browser

Apart from adding Yahoo shortcuts to the desktop, if you visit Yahoo regularly, you will need to pin it to the Windows 7 Start menu. This pin will allow you to access the page quickly for the latest headlines or to access the business email with just one click on the mouse. Yahoo will remain pinned to the "Start" menu when you restart the PC. You can easily remove any of the items which have already pinned to the Start menu and hence you can manage the menu to enhance productivity.

Pin Yahoo Mail to Start Menu

First of all, right-click on the empty spot on the desktop and then, choose "Next" and click on "Shortcut" so that, you can easily open the Create Shortcut window
Enter the yahoo.com in the "Type the location of the item" box and after that, click on "Next"
Enter a name for the new shortcut "Yahoo Home" in the box and after that, click on "Finish" for creating the shortcut
Now, drag the shortcut from the desktop and then drop it to the Start button and here you are done with a pin it to the Start menu

By applying the same above given steps, you are all set with adding Yahoo shortcut to the desktop and pin it to the Start menu and if in case, you still are facing any issue then, this is the time to call Help for Yahoo Mail Contact phone to get in touch with the technical experts.