Send To Toys - Customize Your Windows Send To Menu

Enhancing Windows File Management with Send To Toys

A reader recently inquired about the Send To Toys utility, a valuable enhancement for your Windows Send To menu. This tool allows users to designate any folder as a destination for files, copy the file name to the clipboard, or utilize a range of other beneficial features. We will now demonstrate its functionality.

A Familiar Concept, Expanded

Many long-time Windows users may recall the original Send to X Powertoy, included with Windows 95. The Send To Toys utility builds upon this concept, offering similar capabilities alongside a significantly expanded feature set.

Installation of Send To Toys

The installation procedure is remarkably straightforward, even providing a preliminary configuration screen to enable or disable specific features during setup. These settings can be adjusted later, so immediate configuration isn't essential.

Configuring the Utility

The configuration dialog appears upon installation completion. Alternatively, it can be accessed through the Control Panel’s Additional Options section.

For those running 64-bit Windows, remember to also check the 32-bit section for the utility’s settings.

You should locate Send To Toys within the list of installed programs.

Customizing the Send To Menu

The initial tab within the configuration dialog is particularly useful. It allows for the addition or removal of folders and items directly from the Send To menu. While this could be done manually by navigating to the shell:sendto folder, this utility provides a much simpler method.

Clicking the "Add" button opens a dialog for quickly selecting items to include in the menu.

Folder Configuration Options

The "Folder" tab enables configuration of the default folder used by the "Folder..." send-to item added by this utility. Two notable options are "Open destination on completion," which automatically opens the destination folder after sending the file, and "Default to move," which is self-explanatory.

Clipboard Settings

The "Clipboard" tab offers customization options for the "Send to Clipboard (as name)" item. Users can choose whether to include quotation marks and how to separate multiple file names when sending them to the clipboard.

Email Recipient Feature

The "Default Mail Recipient" tab presented a promising feature, but it did not function as expected during testing. The intention was to allow specification of a single email recipient for file sending.

However, an error message was encountered upon attempting to use this feature. Results may vary for other users.

If this feature proves unreliable, it can be easily removed from the menu using the Send To configuration tab.

Utilizing Send To Toys

After completing the configuration, right-click a file to view your updated Send To menu.

The "Folder..." item is particularly useful, presenting a dialog for copying, moving, or creating a shortcut to the file.

A recent folder history is accessible via the blue "Folder" link, streamlining the selection process.

Selecting the "Run..." item displays the Run dialog with the filename pre-populated, facilitating the execution of applications with command-line arguments.

Similarly, "Send to Command Prompt" pre-populates a command prompt with the file name.

New items also appear when right-clicking on executable files, enabling quick addition or removal of applications from the Send To menu.

Conclusion

Send To Toys is a highly useful utility, particularly for those who frequently utilize the Send To menu. It is compatible with all versions of Windows and can be downloaded from gabrieleponti.com.