Tip #3662 - Send To
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Send
To
So, what exactly is
the Send To option for? Does it even have a purpose?
Well, if you've ever wondered what the answer to that question is, then
come along with me. I'll explain everything!
One of the most powerful
tools in the Windows operating systems is the right mouse button. That
one little button opens up so many new options and it makes so many things
so much easier. I find myself using this right mouse button almost more
often than the left one. Now, a particularly useful, but not very commonly
used right click option is Send To.
Where to Find
Send To
To find out what you
can do with the Send To feature, let's create a test file to play around
with. Go to Start, Run, type in Notepad
and click OK. Notepad will then open on your screen.
Next, just type something. For example, "This is a test file."
(Or, if you feel creative and daring, type something else!) When you're
done, click File, Save As and save this
file as "test.txt" on your C: drive
in the root directory.
Now, open Windows
Explorer (right click on the My Computer icon
on your desktop and choose Explore). Once that's open,
click your C: drive on the left to see its contents on
the right. You should see your file called "test.txt" listed.
Right click on the test file to get the right click menu and choose the
Send To option. You'll see a submenu pop up. At the very
least, you should have four options listed here that Windows installs
as the default options. You may have more on your computer, but for the
default's sake, they are:
- 3½ Floppy
(A:) (if you have a floppy disk drive installed on your computer)
- Desktop (create
shortcut)
- Mail Recipient
- My Documents
Like I said before,
you might see some more, but we'll get to that in a moment. First, let's
see how the default options work.
How They Work
3½
Floppy (A:)
Selecting this option
will automatically copy the file that you right clicked to your floppy
drive of A:. Of course, you should insert a floppy with sufficient disk
space first. Send To can't insert it for you. It's good, but not that
good!
Desktop (create
shortcut)
Selecting this option
will create a shortcut to this file on your desktop. This makes it a lot
easier to access this file in the future by simply double clicking the
shortcut, instead of having to dig for the file on your hard drive first.
Mail Recipient
Selecting this option
will open up Outlook Express, pull up a new e-mail message window and
automatically attach a copy of the selected file to the e-mail. All you
do is enter the recipient's e-mail address and some text and you're ready
to send the file on its way.
My Documents
Selecting this option
will automatically copy the selected file to your My Documents folder.
This is a great way to save some steps and make it easier to perform those
tasks.
So, I'm sure you're
probably beginning to see how handy this feature can be. Of course, the
question that still pops up though is "How do I customize this Send
To menu to make it work better for me"? Well, I'm willing to guess
that you'd be surprised as to how easy it is and maybe we'll cover that
in the near future! Until then, experiment with the Send To option and
see how it can make your computer life so much better. Enjoy!
~ Ramachandran Kumaraswami
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