Interestingly, it creates an empty file which you then need to open in order to edit. The program needed to add content to the file is not automatically run.
Brian Lee <brianl...@charter.net> wrote: > Hello Reed, > > If you use Alt followed by H followed by W you are placed in the New items > list. Use up arrow twice to find the New Text File option. This can be > done whether or not an item is selected in the current list of files. You > can press the application key followed by W to get this New items list but > only if no item is selected in the current list of files and folders. You > would need to use CTRL with spacebar to remove selection first if you do it > that way. > > Take care. > > Brian Lee > brianl...@charter.net > > -----Original Message----- > From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On > Behalf Of Reed > Sent: Tuesday, July 05, 2016 11:59 AM > To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com > Subject: [JAWS-Users] How to create new items in File Explorer > > Hello, > > > > In Windows 7, Windows Explorer, I could hit Alt+F then W to get a list of > new items to create. From this list, I could choose Folder, text file, > excel workbook, etc. > > Is there such a method of creating new items in Windows 10 File Explorer? I > know about the Control+Shift+N to create a new folder. I'm particularly > interested in how to create a new text file. > > I don't see this topic discussed in any guide to File Explorer that I've > found. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Reed > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
