Customizing “Send To” right-click menu


You all seen the "Send To" menu when you right click on almost anywhere in Vista and older Windows. Everyone seen it, but very few people utilize the feature completely.

For Example, all network mapped drives will show up "Send To" menu. You can right click on any file(s) and send it (them) to network mapped folder or "Documents" folders. You zip file(s).

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Now I am going to show you how to add new folders or programs here in "Send To" menu. First let’s see how it done in Vista.

1. Copy and Paste the following folder in your Start (Orb) menu and press Enter to open the folder.

%APPDATA%MicrosoftWindowsSendTo

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2. For example sake, I am going to add Notepad and "Downloads" folder here. Right click on empty space in this folder and select New and Shortcut.

Type Notepad.exe in "New Shortcut" Wizard window. For your own programs, click Browse and select the program.

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Type "Notepad" and click Finish.

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Now you can open any readable file in Notepad easily by right click, select "Send To" and select "Notepad".

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To add your "Downloads" folder,  Follow the steps above to create a new shortcut in "Send To" location, but select your "Downloads" folders under "C:Users<Your User Name>Downloads".

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