Traditionally the "File" menu in Mac applications has provided a way to access the commands that operate on the object that you are editing/viewing e.g. a text file or a picture file. For most ...

Sometimes you might receive an error while trying to change and save the contents of a Read-only text file and you never realize it until the text editor itself ...

The first item on an application's menu bar in Windows and the third on the Mac. In Windows, the File menu always includes options to Print and Exit the program; however, Exit does not generally ...

Almost all people place multiple folders and files in a single folder. But the problem occurs when you need to change the name of multiple folders or files indexed in a particular folder. It usually ...

Windows tip: An Ask MetaFilter thread has a simple-yet-excellent tip for setting up quick methods for opening files based on file type by adding custom menu items to the right-click context menu. Say, ...

We are trying out a new experience to improve the discoverability of the emoji and more panel in Windows 11 with the introduction of a new system tray icon on the taskbar. With this new system tray ...

You can add a new file type to the New item section of the Windows 10 Context Menu, but you will have to edit the Windows Registry. Here is how you do it. We may earn from vendors via affiliate links ...

Microsoft has quietly confirmed that it's rolling out a faster File Explorer on Windows 11, and a faster context menu is ...

Add new file types to the New commands menu simply by creating a document template with your application that you then save to a special folder called ShellNew. By default, the Windows operating ...

A recent reader comment reminded me that just because a solution to a problem has existed for years doesn’t mean it’s well known. Randy Spydell asked, in essence, why the File menu has a Duplicate ...