Hi, Mike,
These are great instructions. I use the send to method when I'm sending
songs to a friend of mine in Maine. I've sent him quite a few songs using
this method. That's the easiest method for me to use when sending
attachments.
Thanks for sharing this tip with us.
Rosemarie
-----Original Message-----
From: Mike B.
Sent: Wednesday, May 01, 2013 6:38 AM
To: Blind Computing
Subject: [Blind-Computing] Send To, How To Add Folders / Places To It
Every computer user has one specific place or folder in windows where
he / she likes to dump all of his / her files and folders. It can be
My Documents
folder, C drive, D drive, Desktop or anywhere in Windows. In order to
put your files and folder at your favourite place, each time you have
to follow either of these two classic methods :
Note: I know all of you know these basic things, but their is
something else which i want to tell you all. Just keep reading it
First Method
1. Select your file or folder which you want to move or copy
2. Right click to display a context menu
3. Click “Copy” or "Cut"
4. Go to the location where you want to put your file or folder
5. Right click to display a context menu
6. Click “Paste”
Second Method
1. Select your file or folder which you want to move or copy
2. Press CTRL + C to copy or CTRL + X to cut (move)
3. Go to the location where you want to put your file or folder
4. Press CTRL + V to paste it
Following the above steps looks easy but when there is a way to speed up
the whole process, than why not use that option.
Whenever you right click any file or folder, (you noticed or not)
their is an option of Send To in the context menu. The shortcut key
for it after pressing the application key is letter, N. By default, there
are some limited options available in that menu, but you can add your own
folder or location over there and than can easily copy any file or folder to
your favorite folder or location instantly. But before moving ahead, let's
see what the
default options available in the Send To menu are.
Default Options In The Send To Menu
Right click any file or a folder and select the Send To option from
the menu. For example, at one of my PC these are the options available
in the Send To menu.
Let me tell you briefly about the most common options of the Send To menu :
Compressed (zipped) Folder : Clicking this option will quickly creates
a compressed file (Zip file) and copies the selected files or folders
to it.
Desktop (create shortcut) : Clicking this option will create a
shortcut of your file or folder on the desktop.
My Documents or Documents : Clicking this option will create a Copy of
the selected file or folder to the Documents folder.
Fax Recipient : Clicking this option will allows you to send the file
as a fax via the Windows Fax and Scan tool. (you need to configure
windows to work
like that)
Mail Recipient : Clicking this option will allows you to easily attach
a file to an e-mail message. (It will only work if you have installed
any email
client. For e.g. Ms-Outlook, Outlook Express, Thunderbird etc.)
CD/DVD RW drive : Clicking this option will create a Copy of the
selected file or folder to the CD/DVD drive, so that you can burn your
documents easily
on the CD/DVD.
USB drive : Clicking this option will create a Copy of the selected
file or folder to the USB drive (if it's already plugged into your
computer)
3 1/2 Floppy (A:) : Clicking this option will create a Copy of the
selected file or folder to the floppy drive (if you have that in your
computer)
How To Add Any Folder In The Send To Menu
After knowing much about the Send To menu, now let's see how you can
add your favorite folder in it. By doing that you can easily copy your
files / folders
by simply right clicking it.
Note: You can also
add Copy To or Move To option in your right click menu,
but I recommend that method only to those people who know what they are
doing.
Go to the location of your favorite folder, Right Click it, click
Send To and select Desktop (create shortcut)
It will instantly create a shortcut on the desktop of your folder.
Now go to your Desktop and Right click the Shortcut folder and select
Rename.
Just remove the word Shortcut from it or Rename it whatever you want.
In Win XP
1. Click Start Menu
2. Click RUN
3. Type, shell:sendto, and click enter.
In Win 7
1. Click Start Menu.
2. Type, shell:sendto, in the search box and press Enter.
After using this command in WinXP and Win 7, you will see a window that will
pop-up with some icons or shortcuts.
Now copy that folder shortcut from the Desktop (which you created
before) and paste it in this Send To folder.
That's it. Right click any file and folder, click Send To and you will
see your favorite folder name or location in the menu as well.
Last Words
The Send To option has been available in all the version of Windows for a
long
time, but not many people are able to utilize it at its potential. By
following these steps, you can add as many folders in the Send To menu as
you want and
then you don't have to go to each folder and manually copy / paste the
items.
Give it a try.
Umair Ijaz, Scholar for Scholars
webpage: www.lcddp.org/umair
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