Creating Shortcuts and Program Folders

InstallShield 2019

Project • This information applies to the following project types:

Basic MSI
DIM
InstallScript
InstallScript MSI
InstallScript Object
Merge Module
MSI Database
MSM Database
Transform

You can create shortcuts and program folders on the Windows desktop and on the Start menu by using the Shortcuts explorer in the Shortcuts view. Like files, shortcuts are associated with components. In installation projects, they are created on the target system only if the feature to which the component belongs is selected for installation.

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