Fetch Help > Using Fetch > Creating a shortcut

Shortcuts are a quick way to access remote files or folders, similar to bookmarks in web browsers. They let you access items without typing in connection information each time.

After you've created a shortcut, you can access it from the Shortcuts pop-up menu in the New Connection dialog or open it from the Fetch Shortcuts window.

There are several ways to create a shortcut.

To create a shortcut from the New Connection dialog:

1. Choose File > New Connection, if the New Connection dialog isn't already showing.
2. Enter the name of the server in the Hostname field. If your connection requires a username and password, enter them in the appropriate fields.
3. Click the Shortcuts pop-up menu, and choose Make Shortcut.
4. Enter a name for the shortcut. This can be anything that makes it easy for you to identify the shortcut later on.
5. To make the information from the new shortcut always appear when you open the New Connection dialog, check the Make this the default shortcut checkbox.
6. Click the OK button.
7. Click Connect to connect and create the shortcut.

If you're not sure what information to enter in the New Connection dialog, see the What do I enter in the hostname, username, and password fields? help topic.

To create a shortcut to a file or folder in a transfer window:

1. Open a connection to the server where the desired file or folder is stored.
2. Select the item you want to create a shortcut to in the transfer window.
3. Choose Shortcuts > New Shortcut .
4. Enter a name for the shortcut. This can be anything that makes it easy for you to identify the shortcut later on. The rest of the information is already filled out for you.
5. Click OK to create the shortcut.

To create a shortcut by entering the location information manually when not in the New Connection dialog:

1. Make the Fetch Shortcuts window active (choose Shortcuts > Show Shortcuts).
2. Choose Shortcuts > New Shortcut .
3. Enter information in at least the Name and Hostname fields, and choose the desired connection type from the Connect using menu.
4. Optionally enter a username, password, and path. For more information about these choices, see the New Shortcut dialog help topic.
5. Click OK to create the shortcut.

You can also create shortcuts by:

- Dragging a file or folder from a transfer window to the Fetch Shortcuts window;
- Pasting a Fetch address (URL) from another application into the Fetch Shortcuts window.

See the shortcuts help topic for more information about shortcuts.

Related topics:

- Deleting or changing a shortcut
- Droplet shortcuts