Starting a new transfer

Note: Off-line Mode allows you to add addresses without downloading them immediately. This mode can be toggled on and off from the application menu.

There are quite a number of ways you can initiate a new file transfer.

Directly from your browser (registered only)

Download Wizard includes a browser plug-in that will allow you to simply click a link within your browser to initiate a new download. For more information on the plug-in, see the Installation section.

Using the "New Address" menu option (Command-N)

This will bring up a sheet prompting you for the address of the file you want to transfer. This address should be a standard Internet URL (Uniform Resource Locator). For example, it might look like:

http://www.foo.com/files/test.zip

You can also select the "New Address" menu option from the dock menu (accessible by single clicking and holding down the left mouse button on the dock icon).

Pasting from the clipboard

If an address is in the clipboard (for example, if you copied it from your browser), you can paste it into Download Wizard. This can be accomplished by selecting the "Paste" command from the "Edit" menu, typing 'Command-V' or clicking the "Paste" toolbar icon.

Dragging and dropping from your browser

If you have a link in your browser pointing to the file that you wish to download, you can simply "drag and drop" the link right into Download Wizard. Make sure you drop the link into the "download table" portion of the window.

Clipboard monitoring

If the "Monitor clipboard for addresses" preference is enabled, Download Wizard will automatically watch for valid addresses to be copied into the clipboard and initiate new transfers for them automatically.

Using the Download Wizard Service

When installed, Download Wizard adds a service to the MacOS X "Services" menu. It adds the "Download Address" command (Shift-Command-D) which can be used to download an address that has been highlighted in any other MacOS X native application.

Dock Menu

There are two items in the Dock menu: "New Address" & "Paste Address" which function identically to their equivalent menu items.

Applescript (registered only)

Download Wizard will respond to the "GURL" AppleScript event in the same way that most browsers do.