You may be familiar with the blank page in IE referenced by going to the URL “about:blank”. When you type this address, the keyword “about” tells IE to look in the Windows Registry for the location of “blank”. So if you would like to add your own “about” page shortcut, do this:
- Go to Start > Run > regedit. Click Ok.
- Navigate to: HKEY_LOCALMACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\InternetExplorer\AboutURLs.
- Select Edit > New > String Value.
- Change the name to what you want your shortcut to be. Try “tips” for example.
- Double click on the new entry name.
- Enter a URL for the value. Try “http://www.pcdailytips.com“.
- Now open IE and enter “about:” + your shortcut name. Try: “about:tips”.
Now you can create your own shorthand shortcuts.
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