>Hey George,
>
>I'm not sure what a shortcut is, but what I need to do is make it possible for someone to type in www.someurl.com and it will direct them to a directory on my server....
>
>Thanks,

Daniel,

You can used a regular text box control in concert with a Hyperlink control. In the text box's valid event you can check for the validatity of the URL, and if valid issue something like

ThisForm.Hyperlink1.NavigateTo(This.Value)

Up will pop an instance of a the browser at the target URL.