Create new folders in Windows 7 with hotkey.

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Windows 7 includes the ability to add new folders with a keyboard shortcut key combination.

keyboardshortcuts Create new folders in Windows 7 with hotkey.

To create a new folder, we normally right-click, select New > Folder. But Windows 7 lets you do it with a keyboard shortcut too.

To do so, simply press Ctrl+Shift+N in an open explorer window & the folder will be automatically created instantly show up, ready to be renamed to something more useful.

For example, click on the desktop and then press Ctrl+Shift+N. You will see that a New folder is created instantaneously all ready to be re-named! You can open in this fashion in any Windows 7 explorer window.

If you want to have the same functionality in Windows Vista, you can download and use freeware mdAxelerator.

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  • http://www.intowindows.com Tweakwindows

    There is another one..In Windows 7 explorer, you can use Alt+F+W+Enter or Alt+F+W+F to create a new folder.

  • Jiheishou Daigakusha

    Thank you very much for this article! Before I found it, I was struggling with an overfull documents folder.

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