Shortcuts can be created on your Windows desktop for easy access to TotalQA®. This article contains the following methods:

Drag and Drop from Browser Bar

Create a Shortcut that Specifies the Browser

Changing the Shortcut Icon

Drag and Drop from Browser Bar

The simplest method to create a shortcut on the desktop, or elsewhere, is to drag the icon out of the browser address bar and onto the desktop or folder. Here is an example:

The shortcut will use the default browser to open TotalQA®. To use a different browser, see the next section.

Create a Shortcut that Specifies the Browser

To specify the browser used, rather than the default browser, create a new shortcut using the steps below:

1. Right click anywhere on the desktop
2. Hover over new until the submenu appears
3. Click Shortcut
4. Type in the location of the browser executable file enclosed in quotes followed by https://tqa.imageowl.com
5. Click Next
6. Type a name for the shortcut
7. Click Finish

Here are the most common locations for Chrome, Edge, and Firefox:

Changing the Shortcut Icon

To specify the icon used, rather than the default icon, create a new shortcut using the steps below:

1. Right click anywhere on the shortcut
2. Click Properties
3. Click Change Icon
4. Click Browse
5. Navigate to the desired icon (we provide one for download at the end of this article)
6. Click the desired icon and click Open
7. Click Ok
8. Click Ok a second time

Below is the TotalQA branded icon available for download: