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Adding to right click list on Icons.

doktordoris

doktordoris

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Hullo,
I am a Mac new-boy (3 weeks total Mac ownership in 3 days time) and I have happened upon another situation, in which I would like advice.
How do I add things to the right-click list. Specifically when I have a screen-grabbed file, or other text/picture hanging about on my desktop which( contrary to my PC ownership experience of the last nearly 20 years) I have become quite fastidious about keeping icon free and want to put it into my documents how do I set up such an occurrence so the option for it is found on my right-click menu?

How do I add a send to documents option to my right-click menu? Please.

doris
 
So you want to right click on a file and send it to Documents, is that correct? Your post is a bit confusing, until the last sentence.

Why don't you drag it to the Documents folder, which can be represented on the Sidebar in Finder by dragging it there?

Have you looked into Folder Actions?


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I have looked at the folder stuff you guided me to. Jolly interesting, but having a send to documents folder on my desktop, or even a documents alias would create unacceptable desktop clutter.

So I still would like an option added to my right-click menu.
 
doktordoris said:
So I still would like an option added to my right-click menu.
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Ok, well, that's not a standard function of the OS. To do that would involve writing code to alter the contextual menus. You can suggest to Apple to add such options to a future release of the OS. But for now, the Downloads alias/shortcut in the Sidebar, as pictured above, is your best option.
 
Gregg2 said:
Ok, well, that's not a standard function of the OS. To do that would involve writing code to alter the contextual menus. You can suggest to Apple to add such options to a future release of the OS. But for now, the Downloads alias/shortcut in the Sidebar, as pictured above, is your best option.
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That's great, thanks mate.

That is exactly what I wanted to know.

doris
 
Gregg2 said:
Ok, well, that's not a standard function of the OS. To do that would involve writing code to alter the contextual menus. You can suggest to Apple to add such options to a future release of the OS. But for now, the Downloads alias/shortcut in the Sidebar, as pictured above, is your best option.
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Yes, you can add things to contextual menus. It is called "Services."

To the OP. Here are instructions on how to create Services.

1. Open Automator
2. Select the Services template
3. Here are the things you should change
a. Change the "Services receives selected" from "text" to "files or folders"
b. Change the the next dropdown from "any application" to "Finder"
c. Search in actions for "Move Finder Items" when you find it drag it into the workflow on the right
d. Change the folder, it sounds like you wanted it to be "Documents"
4. Save the workflow, give it a name like "Move to Documents Folder"
5. To test it, right click on a file, go down to the services menu and select your new action.

Please look at the attached image if you have trouble setting it up. Good luck.
 

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After reading through this, I was wondering why no one was suggesting Services.

Anyway, because of this thread, I was reminded about something I wanted to add to Firefox when it's in the Dock. I'm at work on a PC, so can't find out myself, but can you use the above to add "New Window" when right clicking on Firefox in the Dock?
 
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calderone said:
Yes, you can add things to contextual menus. It is called "Services."

To the OP. Here are instructions on how to create Services.

1. Open Automator
2. Select the Services template
3. Here are the things you should change
a. Change the "Services receives selected" from "text" to "files or folders"
b. Change the the next dropdown from "any application" to "Finder"
c. Search in actions for "Move Finder Items" when you find it drag it into the workflow on the right
d. Change the folder, it sounds like you wanted it to be "Documents"
4. Save the workflow, give it a name like "Move to Documents Folder"
5. To test it, right click on a file, go down to the services menu and select your new action.

Please look at the attached image if you have trouble setting it up. Good luck.
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Fascinating stuff.

Thanks ever so much.

just tried it and it works a treat, I also found no end of other things to play with in Automator
 
I just ran across a bit in MacWorld on Enabling Missing Services. It's in the May issue, page 82 of the print edition. The focus is not on customization, but on menus not showing what is available "off the shelf", and how to fix that.
 
Gregg2 said:
I just ran across a bit in MacWorld on Enabling Missing Services. It's in the May issue, page 82 of the print edition. The focus is not on customization, but on menus not showing what is available "off the shelf", and how to fix that.
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Would that be this article?

jW
 
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