Send To

The Send To function in Windows Vista and Windows XP (and before that even) is pretty handy. The basic idea is that you can right-click on some file, navigate to the Send To list, and open the file in some program that's on the list. Or, you can use it to send the file to another folder on your disk - or even some folder on your network.

In my example, I'm sending a text file to my favorite text editor; Notepad++.



Anyway, some programs add themselves to the Send To list when you install them - but in general, it's up to you to add your own stuff to the Send To list.

Unfortunately, Windows doesn't really provide a super handy way to add stuff to the Send To list. Basically the Send To list is derived from shortcuts held in the following folder (on Windows Vista):

C:\Users\UserLoginName\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\SendTo\

Of course, substitute your user name (the one you logged into Windows with) for the UserLoginName portion of the path.



Once you're in the folder, you can add shortcuts to programs, or shortcuts to folders into the list. No reboot is required. Then, the next time you want a quick way to open a file with a program, right-click and head to your handy new shortcut on the magical Send To list!