Mouse Right-Click in the File Dialog Box:

Right-click a file name, and get the Send To menu. Click on WordPad to view the contents of a file.

 

 

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If WordPad is not in your SendTo list:

 

Add functionality to the Send To menu by copying short-cuts into c:\windows\sendto (or the equivalent in your version of Windows) - a useful program to add is WordPad.

 

To do this:

Start

Find

Files or Folders

Named: WordPad in C:

when Wordpad.exe appears, Right-click on it.

Send To: Desktop: Create shortcut

Exit from Find

On Desktop:

My Computer

Click on words "My Computer" to highlight them, and type:

C:\windows\sendto

The "SendTo" directory displays

Drag WordPad shortcut from Desktop into SendTo folder.

WordPad is now in the Send To menu.