This article describes how you can create shortcut icons to Microsoft Money on the Microsoft Windows desktop and the Start menu.

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These steps can be used with any version of Money to place shortcut icons on the Windows desktop or the Start menu.

Note Because there are several versions of Windows, the following steps may be different on your computer. If they are, see your Help for your vesion of Windows to complete these steps.

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Create Shortcut on the Windows Desktop

To create a shortcut on the Windows desktop for one of the products listed in the "Applies to" section of this article, follow these steps:

1.	Click Start, and then click Search.
2.	Click Files or Folders, and then click All files and folders.
3.	In the All or part of the file name: box, type msmoney.exe.
4.	In the Look in box, click My Computer.
5.	Click Search.
6.	In the list of found files, right-click the Msmoney.exe file, point to Send To, and then click Desktop (create shortcut).
7.	Close all the Windows, you should now see Microsoft Money shortcut on your desktop.

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Create a Shortcut to Money on the Start Menu

To create a shortcut to Microsoft Money on the Start menu, follow these steps:

1.	Follow steps 1 through 7 in the previous procedure.
2.	Right-click the Money shortcut on the desktop, and then click Copy.
3.	Right-click the Start button, and then click Open.
4.	Right-click the Programs folder, and then click Paste.

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