Add mail recipient to send to menu windows 7

To add a new email recipient to the "Send to" menu in Windows 7, you'll need to create a shortcut to the email client and then add it to the "Send to" context menu. Here's how:

Method 1: Using the Windows Explorer

  1. Open Windows Explorer and navigate to the folder where you want to create the shortcut.

  2. Right-click on an empty area of the folder and select "New" > "Shortcut".

  3. In the "Create Shortcut" window, enter the following command:

    "C:\Path\To\Your\Email\Client.exe" /mailto:"%1"

    Replace "C:\Path\To\Your\Email\Client.exe" with the actual path to your email client's executable file (e.g., "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Outlook\OUTLOOK.EXE" for Outlook).

  4. Click "Next" and then "Finish" to create the shortcut.

  5. Right-click on the new shortcut and select "Properties".

  6. In the "Properties" window, click on the "Shortcut" tab and then click on the "Change Icon" button.

  7. Browse to the location of your email client's icon file (e.g., "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Outlook\OUTLOOK.ICO" for Outlook) and select it.

  8. Click "OK" to close the "Properties" window.

  9. Drag and drop the shortcut to the "Send to" folder:

    • Open Windows Explorer and navigate to the "C:\Users\\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\SendTo" folder.
    • Drag and drop the shortcut to this folder.

Method 2: Using the Registry Editor

  1. Open the Registry Editor (Regedit.exe) and navigate to the following key:
    HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\SendTo
  2. Right-click on the "SendTo" key and select "New" > "Key".
  3. Name the new key "Email Client" (or any other name you prefer).
  4. Right-click on the "Email Client" key and select "New" > "String Value".
  5. Name the new string value "Command" and set its value to:
    "C:\Path\To\Your\Email\Client.exe" /mailto:"%1"

    Replace "C:\Path\To\Your\Email\Client.exe" with the actual path to your email client's executable file (e.g., "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Outlook\OUTLOOK.EXE" for Outlook).

  6. Close the Registry Editor.

Adding the shortcut to the "Send to" menu

  1. Log off and log back in to Windows to refresh the context menu.
  2. Right-click on an empty area of the desktop or a folder and select "Send to" > "Email Client" (or the name you chose in Method 2).

The "Email Client" option should now be available in the "Send to" menu. When you select it, your email client will open with the recipient's email address already filled in.