When I’m working with files of any kind, I usually have an explorer window open to the path(s) containing those files. So then when I want to open one of the files in another app (and one that doesnt support drag-and-drop), I’m forced to go through the whole file, open, dig through file system, dig through file list, oh there it is… click and open. I’ve often sped this up by copying the path from the open explorer window and pasting it into the file open dialog just to at least get me to the right folder, but then it’s back to digging through what might be hundreds of files.
Why can’t I just copy the path of a file (instead of copying the file itself) and then paste the path directly into the file open prompt?
Well, turns out you can, in Vista and Windows 7 (and likely 8).
Simply:
Hold the Shift key, right click on the file, and then select “Copy as path”
Wish I’d known that several years ago..