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Send To Add items to the right click option.

If you want to implement this tip you will need to enable the viewing of hidden files and folders Which is another of my tips.

Windows XP, like previous versions of the operating system, has a handy ʹSend Toʹ option in the menu that appears when you right click an icon in explorer.

By default this contains only a few options, none of which are particularly useful except for creating shortcuts.

However you can easily add your own destinations to the ʹSend Toʹ menu.

This could be very useful if you have a folder you use for backing up files, for example, and you want to periodically move different files and folders to that location for storage.

To add items to the ʹSend Toʹ command:

Go to :‐

Explorer, scroll to :‐

C:\Documents And Settings\(your user name [e.g Lindburgh ]) \Send Toʹ

Any shortcuts to folders or applications placed in this folder will appear in the ʹSend Toʹ option when you right click an icon.

You could use this to send files to a Zip program, for example.

Play with it, and Iʹm sure youʹll find a few useful ways for yourself.