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The location of the file or folder that the shortcut should point to. For example:
[ProgramFilesFolder]My Program\My File.exe
[INSTALLDIR]Document.pdf
[INSTALLDIR]Documents <- This one will create a shortcut to a folder, not a file.
The location of the folder that the shortcut should be created in. For example:
[ProgramMenuFolder]My Product
[ProgramMenuFolder]
[DesktopFolder]
You can see a list of common folders by right-clicking on the field and selecting Insert > Folder ID from the context menu, or clicking the Browse button to open the Folders dialog.
The name of the shortcut. That is, what the shortcut will appear as in the folder specified above.
Note: Properties inserted into the description will not be expanded at runtime. Build variables, however, can be used.
The command line arguments that you want passed to the file when the user uses the shortcut to launch the file.
The working directory for the shortcut. Select the "Folder ID" option to indicate that the value is a folder identifier from your project. Select the "Property" option to indicate that the value you are entering is a property that holds the folder location rather than a folder reference or path.
The run mode for the file. Choose from:
The file will be run with its window at normal size.
The file will be run with its window minimized.
The file will be run with its window maximized.
An optional string to display in the "comment" section of the shortcut. This parameter is only supported on Windows 2000 and later. On operating systems that do not support the information, it will be ignored.
The shortcut key combination you want to assign to the shortcut. To assign a shortcut, place your cursor in this field and press the keyboard keys you want to use as the shortcut key. If this field contains the string "None", no shortcut key will be assigned.
If checked, the shortcut will be advertised. An advertised shortcut will cause the entire feature it is in to be re-installed and re-verified every time that the shortcut is used. Although this can sometimes be desirable, you should generally use it with caution. It is generally considered "safer" not to advertise shortcuts. Make sure that you understand Windows Installer advertising before using this feature (see "More Information" links below.)
Note: Do not specify a target for shortcuts that are advertised. The target used by advertised shortcuts is controlled by the key path for the component that the shortcut belongs to.
If checked, you can specify an external icon file that will be used for the shortcut. If unchecked, the icon in the file's resources, or if the file does not have any icon resources, the default Windows icon for its file type will be used. You must specify a custom icon if Advertise is checked.
The path to the icon file that will be used to represent this shortcut on the user's system. The file must be a valid Windows icon (.ico) file. You can click the Browse button to select a standard icon (.ico) file from your system. You can use a relative path in this field. The path will be relative to the location where the project (.msifact) file is saved. This file will be brought along with the installer in the Icon table. Note that although you can technically specify an executable or DLL file containing icons, this is not recommended because an entire copy of the file will be brought along with the installer - even if it is already in your project's file list. This will bloat the size of your installer unnecessarily.
The index of the icon you want to use for this shortcut. If there is only one icon in the file, or if you want to use the first icon found, enter 0.
MSDN Online: Shortcut Table
WiX Help File: Shortcut Element
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