How to create application shortcuts in desktop (Ubuntu)

How to create application shortcuts in  desktop (Ubuntu)
-------------------------------------------------------
It is very simple ,using one command we can complete this task

gnome-desktop-item-edit --create-new ~/Desktop

If above command is not found first you need to install the 

 sudo apt-get install  gnome-panel 

Then It will shows the following GUI

• You can give the any name , command location and comment 

• Click on the image if you want to change it