Create a new blank file of any kind with Quicksilver

Mar 30, '07 07:30:02AM

Contributed by: SeattleSeth

If you want to create a file of any type in any folder you can do it with Quicksilver. This works great if you find yourself creating the same file type with some data over and over again, i.e. copy a file then rename it). I have been using it a lot lately for data processing by having many Excel templates all ready to paste my raw data into, and for basic HTML pages.

I read about this in this post on Lifehacker this week, so check out the original article for the full details. But here's a short summary:

First put whatever type of file you want to create (Word, Excel, TextEdit, etc.; they can have text in them, too) into ~Library » Application Support » Quicksilver » Templates (create the Templates folder if necessary). Then Select a folder for the new file, and use Quicksilver's Make New » Select Template, and choose the file type you want to create. If you are in a folder and have no files highlighted, you can execute Command Window with Selection (Option-Escape on my machine), and the current folder is selected. After all this you have your new file in the folder of your choice. The initial setup can take sometime, especially if you have lots of templates, but is very handy.

[robg adds: As mentioned in this recent hint, you can also use NuFile or DocumentPalette to do the same if you're not a Quicksilver user.]

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