Can't create a Home Folder alias

How can I create an alias of the Home Folder (User Folder) to put on the desktop?
I've done it in the past, but I'm not able to do it now, nor am I remembering how I did it. When I highlight the Home Folder in the User's folder and try to make the alias, I'm told I don't have the privileges. Maybe I need to boot up from a different disk?
I'm setting up a new 24" iMac for a friend. She doesn't like using Finder windows. She puts everything on the desktop.
Thanks
Message was edited by: Daniel Worley

Daniel Worley wrote:
How can I create an alias of the Home Folder (User Folder) to put on the desktop?
select that folder in finder and commandoptiondrag it to the desktop.
I've done it in the past, but I'm not able to do it now, nor am I remembering how I did it. When I highlight the Home Folder in the User's folder and try to make the alias, I'm told I don't have the privileges. Maybe I need to boot up from a different disk?
I'm setting up a new 24" iMac for a friend. She doesn't like using Finder windows. She puts everything on the desktop.
that's a bad habit. The desktop will become very corwded very quickly if you do this. I suggest she changes her computing habits.
Thanks
Message was edited by: Daniel Worley

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