The Send to feature, introduced with Windows 95, is an option in the Windows context menu when you right-click a file or folder. It “sends” a file to a program of your choice, opening the file with the program.

For example, if you want to open a text file in a program other than the default program (e.g., Notepad), you could install a different text editor send any text document to that editor.

Operating system terms, Send

  • Create a new Send to shortcut.
  • View more Send to options in Windows.