Desktop Email Shortcuts

In Category: Email

Right-click the desktop and choose New/Shortcut.

The New Shortcut Wizard will guide you through the process. Enter "mailto:" (without the quotes) then click Next.
Enter a name for the shortcut then Finish. Double click to be sure that a blank email opens.

Now to personalize it: right-click the shortcut and choose "Properties".

Under URL type in the address after "mailto:". If you want more than one address, just separate them with commas (if both addresses don't come up when testing try a semicolon).
Now just double click the icon or use your shortcut keys to have new message windows come up already addressed to your family and friends.