RecentX Help

Interesting Tips

 

  • When opening an item (file, folder etc), hold the Shift key to hide the RecentX window automatically.

  • To open a document, you can drag it from RecentX and drop it in to any other application such as Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Adobe Acrobat Reader, Notepad etc.

  • Drag and place the Sidebar to any edge of your desktop that is convenient to you.

  • Certain applications do not notify RecentX about the files/folders accessed. In such cases, you can just drag and drop those files/folders on to the Sidebar or the RecentX window.

  • To paste items in to multiple folders at the same time, choose "Paste Here" after selecting multiple items in the list.

  • Sort the items by ôLast Accessedö column in order to see the most recent items on the top.

  • You can hide the website history by changing the configuration under Preferences->Settings->Results tab.

  • To display Windows Explorer menu for an item, hold the Shift key when right clicking on that item. This menu allows you to use powerful features of Windows Explorer such as "Send To" and "File Compression".

  • Escape key immediately hides the RecentX window.

  • F3 is a magic key. See Keyboard Shortcuts topic for details.

  • Use keyboard shortcuts as much as possible to get things done faster. See Keyboard Shortcuts topic.

  • RecentX matches the keywords with the "Name" of a recent item. To match the keywords with the "Address" of a recent item, prefix the keywords with the tilde (~) character. For example: If you specify ~C:, RecentX will list all recent items in C drive.

  • Accessing a recent item is more comfortable when you reduce the size of the RecentX window and place it very near to the sidebar. This reduces strain on your eyes and hands.

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