Customize the Windows 7 “Send To” Menu Option
Since it’s now a given that XP and Vista are going away in favor of Windows 7 for netbooks, now might be a good time for more Win7 tips and tricks. Take this one from the How-To Geek, for example, that deals with the “Send To” menu option in Windows 7. Like prior versions of Windows, this is one of your options when right-clicking an item; it does what it says: it sends a copy of the object to the option you choose. The default choices with a normal right-click are the Desktop, a Zip folder, a fax or mail recipient, or any additional drives connected to your PC.
Holding the Shift key down while right-clicking offers far more choices as shown below:
It seems like there should be a happy medium: the default choices are limiting while holding the Shift key and clicking provides too many choices.
The How-To Geek offers an easy way to customize the default choices. Simply type “shell:sendto” (without the quotes) in the location bar of a Windows Explorer window. You’ll see the default choices here. Now you can pull any of the defaults out or you can add locations you want in the standard list with a simple drag-and-drop.
I don’t anticipate faxing anything, so I’ve removed that option. Likewise, I wanted an option to send files to my Downloads folder, so I’ve added that.
The end result? I don’t have to remember to press the Shift key for the Send To options I want when right-clicking an object. The Send To –> Fax Recipient is gone and I now have a way to send items to my Downloads folder with a simple right-click.
You’ve been able to do this since Windows 95…
I understand that Travis, but not every reader is aware of that. I’ve been able to tether a phone for modem use since 2004 as well, but it’s still one of the of most oft asked questions I get in e-mail for example.
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Thanks for posting this!!
Thanks man! It works really well.
Thanks a bunch! Works like a charm and this will save me tons of time each day.
Pretty neat.
How to add the default printer in send to context menu in windows 7?
creating a shortcut to the printer does not work, neither does dragging & dropping!
Using win 7 RC 1
thx
my personal favourite in this area… Send To Notepad
allows you to get a quick view of any file in your favourite text viewer.
Thanks! I was wondering where it was in Win 7. ^_^
Great, however the “Send to Any Folder” option that could be added to previous versions of windows was extremely useful; is there any way that it could be added to Windows 7? Many thanks!
That shell:sendto thing has opened a can of worms in my mind, thanks.