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SOLVED: New Folder by F-key for Windows 7
Brian De Braganza:
This is my first post/request/idea, so I hope I am doing this right :huh:
BaxBex software (www.baxbex.com) has a neat little freeware utility extension for XP which will create a new folder in Windows Explorer when pressing the F12 key. A dialog pops up allowing you to name that new folder and Shift+Enter will then create the folder and open it. Initially, this little utility worked also in Windows 7 (although it was never designed for it or updated) but, due to recent Win 7 updates it no longer works and BaxBex is not interested in updating it. The utility also creates a New Folder button in the Windows Explorer toolbar in XP, but that isn't required in Windows 7 since the new Explorer already has one.
This behaviour is so useful because it means that new folders can be entirely created and entered when named using only the keyboard, which is always time-saving when not having to use the mouse to locate and click a button, create the folder, find it again in the list, and double-click to open it.
Is there any way to recreate this behaviour or a similar solution for Windows 7?
If you want to check out the BaxBex utility, "bxNewFolder", it can be found here:
http://baxbex.com/products.html
http://baxbex.com/images/shoots/bxnewfolder.html
http://baxbex.com/files/bxnewfolder.exe
Brian De B
Ath:
Welcome, Brian,
This is my first post/request/idea, so I hope I am doing this right :huh:
-Brian De Braganza (March 04, 2011, 03:35 PM)
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You started off just fine ;)
Brian De Braganza:
Thank you Ath :Thmbsup:
Brian De B
MilesAhead:
W7 already has built-in support for Control-Shift-n create new folder in Explorer Window:
http://lifehacker.com/#!5294468/windows-7-creates-new-folders-with-a-hotkey
Brian De Braganza:
@MileAhead - well, well, well! One learns something new every day! I had no idea that hotkey was there.
Brian De B
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