Guest matthewtec Posted September 28, 2008 Posted September 28, 2008 I know that I can click on a .txt file and have it open with Notepad. And to open it with something such as WordPad or JEdit, I can right click on it and either use 'Open With' or 'Send To' [after putting the respective shortcut in the 'Send To' folder. But, I was wondering if there is a way to accomplish this by doing something along the lines of selecting a key and left clicking the application [such as holding down 'Control' and double clicking the application to have an alternate application open the file], or something along those lines? If there's anything anyone could help me with, it would be appreciated. Thank you. Matt -- remove the "noSpam_" to email me.
Guest Bill Sharpe Posted September 28, 2008 Posted September 28, 2008 Re: Opening a file with two different applications. matthewtec wrote: > I know that I can click on a .txt file and have it open with Notepad. > And to open it with something such as WordPad or JEdit, I can right click on > it and either use 'Open With' or 'Send To' [after putting the respective > shortcut in the 'Send To' folder. > > But, I was wondering if there is a way to accomplish this by doing something > along the lines of selecting a key and left clicking the application [such as > holding down 'Control' and double clicking the application to have an > alternate application open the file], or something along those lines? > > If there's anything anyone could help me with, it would be appreciated. > > Thank you. > Matt A keystroke macro program might help you. As for me, the "open with" right click approach works fine for the few times I want to open a file with an alternate program. Bill
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