# Creating a shortcut on my (Blackjack) Smartphone

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 12, 2007, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creating-a-shortcut-on-my-blackjack-smartphone/403797 "2007-05-12T02:34:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![Merijeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@Merijeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merijeek)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2007, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creating-a-shortcut-on-my-blackjack-smartphone/403797/1 "2007-05-12T02:34:16Z")

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Lately I’ve had to use my phone as a tether because I’ve been in Internet-challenged areas.

So, I go through the following process.

1. Connect via USB
2. Start Applications
3. File Explorer
4. Up from My Documents to root directory
5. Open Windows
6. Hit L twice to skip past some stuff and get down the file list
7. Hit up a bunch of times to get to “Internet Connection Sharing”
8. Start Internet Connection Sharing
9. Press “Connect”

Surely there has to be some way I can create a shortcut to cut out steps 3-7, right?

-Joe

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**Author:** ![Petey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f1d935/32.png) [@Petey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Petey)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2007, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creating-a-shortcut-on-my-blackjack-smartphone/403797/2 "2007-05-12T16:47:27Z")

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I found this on the Cingular Answer Center:

> [@](#):
>
> Procedure
> 
> 1. Connect the Device to the computer via the USB Cable.
> 2. Open ActiveSync.
> 3. Click Explore.
> 4. Double-click on My Windows Mobile-Based Device.
> 5. Double-click on the Windows folder.
> 6. Find the file called Internet Sharing.
> 7. Right click on Internet Sharing and choose Create Shortcut.
> 8. Find the file called Internet Sharing (2).
> 9. Right-click on Internet Sharing (2) and choose Cut.
> 10. Double-click on the folder called Start Menu.
> 11. Click Edit.
> 12. Click Paste.

ETA: When I tried it, instead of steps 10-12, I just right-clicked on the Start Menu folder and did paste.