How to create a notepad contains values by default...?

[vigo09]

When creating a new text document thru,
Right click > new > Text document
should contain some data by default.. Please Help me create it.

 

[MilesAhead]

Welcome to the Forums.

If you make a text file named Template.txt in the folder C:\Windows\ShellNew whatever is in that file will be included in new text files created as you describe.

Mine has one line:
This is a text file template.

just for testing.

 

[Ztruker]

I just tried creating Template.txt in C:\Windows\ShellNew.
Then right clicked on the Desktop and selected New, Text Document.

Nothing from Template.txt was in the new Text document when opened with Notepad.

Tried it on Windows 7 and Windows 8.1.

 

[Ztruker]

Also, found this which may do what is wanted?????

How To Add an Object to the New Object List

 

[MilesAhead]

I forgot this part. For this key
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.txt\ShellNew
Filename value of type REG_SZ should be
Template.txt

Edit: I guess using the filename "Template.ext" is only a convention. It doesn't trigger the entry. Whatever filename you use must be specified per extension in HKCR.

Edit2: That's what happens when I try to take a shortcut. Thought I knew that one so I didn't search.

 

[Ztruker]

Can you put it all together in one post? I'm still confused?
Can a "template" for a text (.txt) file be created this way as .txt already had an entry.

 

[MilesAhead]

Can you put it all together in one post? I'm still confused?
Can a "template" for a text (.txt) file be created this way as .txt already had an entry.

View attachment 338688

Add the value
FileName

like this



Edit: Then all you need to do is create the file
C:\Windows\ShellNew\Template.txt

and type in whatever boilerplate text you want.

 

[Ztruker]

That is cool, works like a charm.

Thanks for taking the time to explain it.

REG_SZ was the key.

 

[MilesAhead]

I should have gotten it right the first time but because the file name used was "template" I somehow got the idea that file in that folder did it all. The memory isn't as good these days. Glad it's working.