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| ====== Integration with Windows ====== | ====== Integration with Windows ====== | ||
| - | You can integrate WinSCP with Microsoft Windows in several ways. You can set up the integration during [[installation|installation]] or later on //[[ui_pref_integration|Integration tab]]// of Preferences dialog. | + | You can integrate WinSCP with Microsoft Windows in several ways. You can set up the integration during installation on //[[ui_installer_selecttasks|Select Additional Tasks page]]// or later on Preferences dialog on //[[ui_pref_integration|Integration page]]//. |
| - | WinSCP can also closely cooperate with [[integration_app|other applications]]. | + | WinSCP can also closely cooperate with [[integration_app|other applications]] namely [[integration_putty|PuTTY]]. |
| - | ===== [[icons]] Desktop and Quick Launch Icons ===== | + | ===== [[icons]] Desktop ===== |
| - | You can have shortcut icons to WinSCP on your desktop or on the Quick Launch toolbar (not available on Windows 7 and newer). The shortcut can display WinSCP's [[ui_login|login dialog]] or open a [[session_configuration#site|site]] (stored session) &beta directly. | + | You can have shortcut icons to WinSCP on your desktop. The shortcut can display WinSCP's [[ui_login|login dialog]] or open a [[session_configuration#site|site]], site folder, or [[workspace]] directly. |
| - | To create a shortcut to WinSCP, simply allow the program to create the icons itself when running the [[installation|installer]], or click the buttons found in the [[ui_pref_integration|Preferences dialog]] via the Options/Preferences menu in WinSCP's user interface if it's already installed. Shortcuts to sites are easily made from WinSCP's Login dialog box by selecting the site from the [[ui_login_stored_sessions|list]] then selecting the shortcut type by clicking the //Shell icon// button. | + | To create a shortcut to WinSCP, simply allow the program to create the icons itself when running the [[ui_installer_selecttasks|installer]], or click the buttons found in the [[ui_pref_integration|Preferences dialog]] if WinSCP is already installed. Shortcuts to sites, site folders and [[workspace|workspaces]] are easily made from [[ui_login#shortcuts|Login dialog]]. |
| - | The icons associated with site also serve as [[task_upload|upload]] drop targets, allowing files to be automatically uploaded when dragged over the icon and dropped ((Supported by icons created by version 3.7.6 and newer only)). | + | The icons associated with site also serve as [[task_upload|upload]] drop targets, allowing files to be automatically uploaded when dragged over the icon and dropped. |
| - | ===== [[send_to]] Windows Explorer's 'Send To' Context Menu ===== | + | ===== [[jumplist]] Jump List ===== |
| - | You can have shortcut icons appear in the 'Send To' menu, found in the //File// menu in Windows Explorer and displayed when a file is right-clicked. Shortcuts can either open WinSCP and present the [[ui_login|Login dialog]] or open a [[session_configuration#site|site]] (stored session) &beta directly. In both cases after the site is opened, the selected file(s) are [[task_upload|uploaded to the server]]; WinSCP can then close or go on to display its user interface. | + | |
| - | To create a shortcut that displays the Login dialog box, use [[installation|installer]] or go to [[ui_pref_integration|Preferences dialog]]. Alternatively, a shortcut that automatically opens site can be created by going to the //[[ui_login_stored_sessions|Sites]]// tab (//Stored sessions// tab) &beta of the Login dialog box; select the site and click the //Shell icon// button. | + | From WinSCP [[ui_jump_list|jump list]] you can open recent sites and workspaces. |
| - | To remove the icon, go to ''C:\Documents and Settings\username\SendTo'' folder (or to ''C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\SendTo'' folder on Windows 7) and remove respective shortcut. | + | ===== [[send_to]] Windows File Explorer's 'Send To' Context Menu ===== |
| + | You can have shortcut icons appear in the 'Send To' menu, found in the //File// menu in Windows File Explorer and displayed when a file is right-clicked. Shortcuts can either open WinSCP and present the [[ui_login|Login dialog]] or open a [[session_configuration#site|site]] directly. In both cases after the site is opened, the selected file(s) are [[task_upload|uploaded to the server]]; WinSCP can then close or go on to display its user interface.· | ||
| - | ===== [[url]] SFTP and SCP Protocols URL Addresses ===== | + | To create a shortcut that displays the Login dialog, use [[ui_installer_selecttasks|installer]] or go to [[ui_pref_integration|Preferences dialog]]. Alternatively, a shortcut that automatically opens site can be created on [[ui_login#shortcuts|Login dialog]]. |
| - | WinSCP can be registered to handle SFTP and SCP 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 remove the icon, go to ''C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\SendTo'' folder (or to ''C:\Documents and Settings\username\SendTo'' folder on Windows XP and older) and remove respective shortcut. &;winpath &winxp |
| - | If current user's permissions allow, WinSCP register itself for all users. Otherwise it registers for current user only. | + | ===== [[url]] Protocol URL Addresses ===== |
| + | WinSCP can be [[integration_url|registered to handle protocol URL addresses]]. | ||
| - | Learn how to [[filenames#file_url|copy URL of file]] selected in file panel to clipboard. | + | ===== [[search_path]] Search Path ===== |
| - | + | From [[ui_installer_selecttasks|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]]. | |
| - | ===== Search Path ===== | + | |
| - | 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]]. | + | |
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| - | To change the 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. | + | |
| ===== Drag&drop Shell Extension ===== | ===== Drag&drop Shell Extension ===== | ||
| - | WinSCP [[installation|installer]] can install [[dragext|drag&drop shell extension]] to improve WinSCP capability of downloading files using drag&drop. | + | WinSCP [[ui_installer_selecttasks|installer]] can install [[dragext|drag&drop shell extension]] to improve WinSCP capability of downloading files using drag&drop. |
| + | ===== The Clipboard ===== | ||
| + | WinSCP fully supports [[clipboard|operations through the clipboard]]. | ||