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Hidden Send To Menu in Windows 7

Published in Multiple CategoriesWindows 7 How-To
Windows 7 User Interface Tweaks
 by Steve Sinchak with 28,898 views and 8 comments

When you right click on an file or folder in Windows Explorer the default Send To menu contains only a few locations:

 

What many users do not know is that it is possible to expand the Windows 7 Send To menu by pressing Shift before right-clicking on a file or folder. Pressing the Shift key before right-clicking will expand the Send To menu with more than ten new entries like My Documents folders, Downloads or Contacts.

 

Thanks to Drazen M. for sending this tip in.

 
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Asgaro
2 years ago
This is very useful, thx!
Q. Bloker
2 years ago
whats that tracing folder at the end of the list??
Zoran.K
2 years ago
You can do this with printer also.
C - user - Your name - AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows,
Open Send To
Create new folder and rename:
Printer.{2227A280-3AEA-1069-A2DE-08002B30309D}
If jou do all ok you will see the ikon of the priner.
Now you open the folder and you will see the default printer, you must just drag the ikon to : Sand to
or drag to previous list:
C - Users - Your name

This is for quickly printing.
fatings
2 years ago
great tip!
thanks
nuno
2 years ago
Is it possible to invert? i mean... not needing the shift key to get all other "locations"?
Danno
2 years ago
Is it possible to disable some of the send-to options? I'd also like to disable some of the option under the 'New' selection as well.
Mark
One year ago
How can I re-order the list?
Blue
345 days ago
SendTo the internet browser of your choice!

By placing a shortcut of the SendTo folder:
C - user - Your name - AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Send To

into the Send to folder you can add shortcuts to the folder.

Send a Shortcut of IE, Safari, Firefox or other browser into your send to folder. Then you can open web shortcuts on your desktop to open in the browser of your choice by right click:sendto