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You can have shortcut icons to WinSCP on the desktop or Quick Launch toolbar of Windows Taskbar. The shortcut can either open WinSCP [[ui_login|login dialog]] only or open [[ui_login_save|stored session]] directly. You can have shortcut icons to WinSCP on the desktop or Quick Launch toolbar of Windows Taskbar. The shortcut can either open WinSCP [[ui_login|login dialog]] only or open [[ui_login_save|stored session]] directly.
-To create the first kind of icon use [[installation|installer]] or go to //Preferences > Integration//. To create the second kind of icon go to //[[ui_login_stored_sessions|Stored Sessions]]// tab of Login dialog, select stored session and use //Shell icon// button.+To create the first kind of icon use [[installation|installer]] or go to [[ui_pref_integration|Preferences dialog]]. To create the second kind of icon go to //[[ui_login_stored_sessions|Stored Sessions]]// tab of Login dialog, select stored session and use //Shell icon// button.
===== Explorer's 'Send To' Context Menu ===== ===== Explorer's 'Send To' Context Menu =====
You can have shortcut icons in 'Send To' menu in file context menu of Windows Explorer, which can be displayed for example by right-clicking any file. The shortcut can either open WinSCP [[ui_login|login dialog]] only or [[ui_login_save|stored session]] directly. In both cases after the session is opened, the files selected previously in Windows Explorer are [[task_upload|uploaded to the server]]. WinSCP can then either close itself or open main window. You can have shortcut icons in 'Send To' menu in file context menu of Windows Explorer, which can be displayed for example by right-clicking any file. The shortcut can either open WinSCP [[ui_login|login dialog]] only or [[ui_login_save|stored session]] directly. In both cases after the session is opened, the files selected previously in Windows Explorer are [[task_upload|uploaded to the server]]. WinSCP can then either close itself or open main window.
-To create the icon that opens Login dialog use [[installation|installer]] or go to //Preferences > Integration//. To create the icon that automatically opens selected stored session go to //[[ui_login_stored_sessions|Stored Sessions]]// tab of Login dialog, select stored session and use //Shell icon// button.+To create the icon that opens Login dialog use [[installation|installer]] or go to [[ui_pref_integration|Preferences dialog]]. To create the icon that automatically opens selected stored session go to //[[ui_login_stored_sessions|Stored Sessions]]// tab of Login dialog, select stored session and use //Shell icon// button.
===== SCP and SFTP Protocols URL addresses ===== ===== SCP and SFTP Protocols URL addresses =====
WinSCP can be registered to handle SCP and SFTP protocol URL addresses. For supported URL format see [[commandline|command-line options]]. If the path part of the URL does end with slash (''/'') WinSCP starts with the path as initial remote directory. If the path does not end with slash, the file (or directory) specified by it is downloaded. WinSCP can be registered to handle SCP and SFTP protocol URL addresses. For supported URL format see [[commandline|command-line options]]. If the path part of the URL does end with slash (''/'') WinSCP starts with the path as initial remote directory. If the path does not end with slash, the file (or directory) specified by it is downloaded.
- +To register WinSCP to handle the URL addresses use [[installation|installer]] or go to [[ui_pref_integration|Preferences dialog]].
-To register WinSCP to handle the URL addresses use [[installation|installer]] or go to //Preferences > Integration//.+
===== Search Path ===== ===== Search Path =====
-[[installation|Installer]] can add WinSCP installation directory to search path (environment variable ''PATH''). This is particularly useful if you use [[scripting|console/scripting mode]].+From [[installation|installer]] or [[ui_pref_integration|Preferences dialog]] you can add WinSCP installation directory to search path (environment variable ''PATH''). This is particularly useful if you use [[scripting|console/scripting mode]].
To modify search path, the installer modifies ''autoexec.bat'' on Windows 95/98/ME and changes machine (all users) registry keys on Windows NT/2000/XP and newer. To modify search path, the installer modifies ''autoexec.bat'' on Windows 95/98/ME and changes machine (all users) registry keys on Windows NT/2000/XP and newer.

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