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| - | ====== Integration Tab ====== | + | ====== The Integration Page (Preferences Dialog) ====== |
| - | //Integration tab// allows user to configure how WinSCP [[integration|integrates with Windows]]. | + | The //Integration page// on the [[ui_preferences|Preferences dialog]] allows user to configure how WinSCP [[integration|integrates with Windows]]. |
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| - | ===== Shell Icons ===== | + | The options on this page are not available in [[microsoft_store|Microsoft Store installation]]. |
| - | Use //Create a desktop icon// button to create [[integration#desktop_and_quick_launch_icons|shortcut icon]] that starts WinSCP on your desktop. You will have an option to create the icon for all users of your computer (requires administrator priviledges) or for yourself only. | + | |
| - | To create desktop icon that directly opens selected stored session use //[[ui_login_stored_sessions#session_management|Shell icon]]// button on //Stored Sessions tab// of Login dialog. | + | On //[[ui_pref_integration_app|Applications subpage]]// you can find options to configure integration with other applications. |
| - | Use //Create a Quick Launch icon// button to create [[integration#desktop_and_quick_launch_icons|shortcut icon]] to start WinSCP on Quick Launch toolbar on Windows taskbar. | + | &toc_title_page_sections |
| - | Use //Add upload shortcut to Explorer's 'Send to' context menu// button to create shortcut icon in [[integration#send_to|'Send To' menu]] in file context menu of Windows Explorer. | + | ===== Windows Shell ===== |
| + | Use //Create a desktop icon// button to create [[integration#icons|shortcut icon]] that starts WinSCP on your desktop. You will have an option to create the icon for all users of your computer (requires administrator privileges) or for yourself only. | ||
| - | To create 'Send To' icon that directly opens selected stored session use //[[ui_login_stored_sessions#session_management|Shell icon]]// button on //Stored Sessions tab// of Login dialog. | + | You can create desktop icon that directly opens selected [[session_configuration#site|site]] on [[ui_login#shortcuts|Login dialog]]. |
| - | Use //Register to handle %%scp://%% and %%sftp://%% addresses// button to register WinSCP to handle [[integration#scp_and_sftp_protocols_url_addresses|scp:// and sftp:// URL addresses]]. | + | Use //Add upload shortcut to Explorer's 'Send to' context menu// button to create shortcut icon in [[integration#send_to|'Send To' menu]] in file context menu of Windows File Explorer.· |
| - | Use //Add WinSCP to search path// to add WinSCP installation directory to system [[integration#search_path|search path]]. | + | You can create 'Send To' icon that directly opens selected site on [[ui_login#shortcuts|Login dialog]]. |
| - | ===== External Applications ===== | + | Use //Register to handle URL addresses// button opens menu with following commands: |
| - | Using //PuTTY path// box you can specify path to PuTTY application that is used in //[[integration_app#opening_current_session_in_putty|Open in PuTTY]]// function. | + | |
| + | ··* //Register//: Registers WinSCP to [[integration_url|handle protocol URL addresses]]. ((Note that [[ui_installer_selecttasks|installer]] already registers WinSCP, so manual registration is required for [[portable|portable use]] only or when registration was overridden by another application (possible on Windows XP only). &winxp)) | ||
| + | * //Make WinSCP default handler//: Opens //[[integration_url#win_vista_and_newer|Set Program Associations]]// Control Panel applet for WinSCP, where you can update WinSCP registration. ((This command is available on Windows Vista and newer only. &winvista &win7 &win8)) | ||
| + | * //Unregister//: Removes WinSCP registration for protocol URL addresses. ((Note that on Windows XP, this does not restore previous registration. &winxp)) | ||
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| + | Use //Add WinSCP to search path// to add WinSCP installation directory to system [[integration#search_path|search path]]. | ||
| - | Check //Remember session password and pass it to PuTTY// checkbox to make WinSCP keep session password in memory and pass it to PuTTY when using //Open in PuTTY// function (using command-line parameter ''-pw''). However better approach would be to use private key authentication together with [[integration_app#pageant|Pageant]]. | + | ===== Further Reading ===== |
| + | Read more about [[ui_preferences|Preferences dialog]] and its other [[ui_preferences#pages|pages]]. | ||