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Shortcut Key to Create New Folder

This free add-on, bxNewFolder, lets you use a shortcut key to create a new folder within Windows explorer. Optionally, it adds a “New Folder” button to the toolbar of Windows explorer. If pressing F12 isn’t the fastest way to create new folder in certain situations, then clicking on the button will do the same thing.

Once you press the shortcut key or clicking on the button, a small window pops up. Enter the name of the folder into the provided space and click the “Ok” button to instantly create a new folder. If you hold down the Shift key while you click the “Ok” button, the new folder will be opened immediately after it is created.

No more crawling to the context menu again to access the option to create new folder. With a click on a button or shortcut key, you can instantly create a new folder. bxNewFolder works on Windows XP, 2000, 98, ME, NT.

bxNewFolder (Scroll down to the middle of the page to find the download link)

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View Image Thumbnails in Right Click Menu – Windows Explorer

The ability to view image thumbnails directly in the right click menu of Windows explorer is pretty useful in a situation where you need to preview only a single image to make sure it is the right one. Opening an image viewer just for checking if it is the image you want to upload is somewhat wasting time, isn’t it? Even if you disagree, I think the ability to view an image thumbnail directly from context menu in Windows explorer is a good add-on to have.

Thumbnail in right click menu

It is FirmTools ShellExtension that will enable you to do so. There is no need to restart Windows for the feature to be applied. Once you install it, you can view the thumbnail of the image you right-click in Windows explorer within the context menu. The thumbnail size is set to “best fit” by default, but you can change it if you feel the default size isn’t large or small enough.

Microsoft Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000 and Windows XP are supported.

FirmTools ShellExtension is a freeware developed by FirmTools

More about changing the image thumbnail size in Windows explorer can be read here and here.

Tags: freeware, image, right click menu, windows, Windows Explorer, xp