Use Run JavaScript in here and this is where we're going to put our code. To figure out where the current location is we're going to use a bit to JavaScript. So we have a Finder window open and we want to figure out where it is and then create the new file there. So the idea is that we want to figure out where the current location of the Finder is. So the QuickAction is going to run only in the Finder. The reason we use QuickAction is that it can be easy to assign a keyboard shortcut to it as we'll see later. You could do the same thing on the Mac if you create a little script in Automator to do it. So something that Windows users miss when they switch over to the Mac is the ability to create to just a new blank text file anywhere they want. Join us and get exclusive content and course discounts. There you could read more about the Patreon Campaign. MacMost is supported by more than 600 viewers just like you. Today let me show you how you can create new text files anywhere you want in the Finder using a keyboard shortcut. Video Transcript: Hi, this is Gary with. If none of your file names have extensions, file extensions are hidden.Check out Create a New Text File Anywhere With a Keyboard Shortcut On a Mac at YouTube for closed captioning and more options. WordPerfect (the numbers following represent the version #) Lotus 1-2-3 (the numbers following represent the version #) PageMaker (the numbers following represent the version #) P=publication, T=templateĪSCII text (Mac text does not contain line feeds-use DOS Washer Utility to fix) See Showing File Extensions File ExtensionĬomma separated, variable length file (Open in Excel)įilemaker Pro databases (the numbers following represent the version #) Note: If none of your file names have extensions, file extensions are hidden. If the file extension you are using is not listed below, you may find the information by looking in the software manual or software application's Web site. Note: This list is by no means a complete and exhaustive list of file extensions.

For example, if you have a Word 6 MAC OS X document named letter that you want to open in Windows, you need to rename the file letter.docx so that Word in Windows will recognize and open the file. If you want to open a MAC OS X file in Windows, you may need to add the extension to a MAC OS X file name so Windows can recognize it. For example, the doc extension tells your computer that the file is a Microsoft Word file.

For example, in letter.docx the filename is letter and the extension is docx. Extensions are important because they tell your computer what icon to use for the file, and what application can open the file. The extension is a three- or four-letter abbreviation that signifies the file type. Windows file names have two parts the file's name, then a period followed by the extension (suffix).

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