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She right-clicked on an empty area of the desktop. A menu popped up. She hovered over , then clicked Shortcut .
"Perfect for this way," Maya nodded.
She dragged the mouse cursor over the empty desktop space. A small label said Link .
She held Ctrl , released the mouse, and poof — a new icon appeared with a tiny curved arrow in the bottom-left corner. "That arrow means it's a shortcut. The real file is still safe in your Documents." "Let's do another one," Leo said. "What about the Calculator? I use it all the time."
"Now," she said, "drag it onto the desktop... but don't let go yet."