The Shortcuts explorer offers an integrated, visual method for designing shortcuts and program folders. All shortcuts are associated with the component that is selected in the View Filter list. A shortcut is created on the target system if the associated component is installed. Toggle between different filter options in the View Filter to adjust what you see in the Shortcuts explorer. (Note that folders that you create in the Shortcuts explorer are not specific to any component or feature, and they are always displayed in the Shortcuts explorer regardless of what you select in the View Filter list.)

The Shortcuts explorer offers an integrated, visual method for designing shortcuts and program folders. All shortcuts are associated with the component that is selected in the Component setting of the shortcut. A shortcut is created on the target system if the associated component is installed.

Right-click a destination such as Programs Menu to design a new shortcut or folder. Select the new item and configure its settings in the right pane.

When you create a new shortcut, InstallShield gives it a default display name. To change this name, click the shortcut, press F2, and type the new name.

To change the icon that is displayed for the shortcut, you can right-click the shortcut and then click Change Shortcut icon. InstallShield changes the icon that is displayed for the shortcut in the Shortcuts explorer to the one that you specify, unless the shortcut is for a pre-existing file. If the shortcut is for an existing file, the icon file is not known until run time. Therefore, InstallShield shows the following icon for each shortcut to a pre-existing file in the Shortcuts explorer, instead of displaying the icon that is used at run time on target systems:

You can add predefined folders by right-clicking the Shortcuts explorer, pointing to Show Folder, and clicking the appropriate folder.

The shortcut name that appears in the Shortcuts explorer is not entered in the string table (and so it cannot be localized to other languages); it is used as the display name for your shortcut only if you do not specify a name in the Display Name setting. Otherwise, the name in the Shortcuts explorer is for internal use only.