Creating a New Starting Directory For R

1. Right click on a blank area of the screen to get a drop-down menu and select: New -> ShortCut -> Browse

2. In the browsing window find Rgui.exe and select it.  In our lab it is currently in the directory S:\R\RW0901\BIN

3. Click Next and then when prompted Select Name For Shortcut enter something like R Project 1 and then click Finish.

4. Now right click on the new icon and select Properties.  In the properties window select the tab Shortcut and in the field Start In enter the directory where you would like to have your project.  This directory must exist, so if you haven't already created it you must create it first using the windows explorer or from the DOS prompt.