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How do I save webpage on desktop as shortcut. Online reponse speaks of padlock. I don't see padlock. And Mozilla site answers with how to stop creating shortcut automatically.


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How do I save webpage on desktop as shortcut. Online reponse speaks of padlock. I don't see padlock. And Mozilla site answers with how to stop creating shortcut automatically. Thank you

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Hi, on the main toolbar, at the left end of the "address bar" where you see the URL of the current page, there should be a lock icon. Does your Firefox show that? If you have some desktop showing, you can drag that lock icon to the desktop and release the mouse button there to create a shortcut back to the page.

If you need a local copy of the web page, what do you think about saving a PDF copy? When you call up Print, one of the "printers" on the Destination list is "Save to PDF".

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Hi, on the main toolbar, at the left end of the "address bar" where you see the URL of the current page, there should be a lock icon. Does your Firefox show that? If you have some desktop showing, you can drag that lock icon to the desktop and release the mouse button there to create a shortcut back to the page.

If you need a local copy of the web page, what do you think about saving a PDF copy? When you call up Print, one of the "printers" on the Destination list is "Save to PDF".