8.4.2. Creating a New Shortcut

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### 8.4.2. Creating a New Shortcut

You can use the New Shortcut action to create a shortcut (or link) to any object in EKM and store the shortcut in the current folder. Clicking the shortcut will then take you directly to the object.

You can create a shortcut only if:

1. You have `Create` permission on the parent folder.

2. The parent folder is checked out to you (if it is under version control).

3. No other user has exclusive control of it.

You can also create a shortcut directly from a selected object using the Create Shortcut action. See Creating Shortcuts to Objects for details.

To create a new shortcut:

1. Select the folder where you want to save the shortcut, and then select (New) > Shortcut. This opens the New Shortcut dialog box.

   Figure 8.11: Creating a New Shortcut

2. Click Browse to select the object.

3. Enter the Name of the new shortcut.

4. Optionally choose to prevent the target object from being deleted while the shortcut to it is in place.

5. Click OK to create the new shortcut.

You can edit a shortcut by selecting (Edit) > Shortcut. See Editing Shortcuts.

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