To create a new file on the local system, change the working directory to the directory in which you want to create the file. After changing the working directory, do any one of the following:
Local File -> New -> File...
menu from the menu
barCtrl + Shift + F
(Command + Shift + F
on
Mac OS X) on your key boardNew -> File...
from the context menuWhen you do any of the above actions, a new dialog titled, Create New
Local File
will be displayed.
File Name
Specify a name for the file that you would like to create.
Create
Clicking this button will create (or try to create) the file that you have specified
and closes the Create New Local File
dialog.
Cancel
Clicking this button discards your input and simply closes the Create
New Local File
dialog.
Help
Clicking this button displays this help topic.
In the
File Name
field, you may enter absolute, relative
(to the working directory), or UNC path names. Below are a few examples
assuming your current working directory is set to C:\wd
Example 1
Entering sample.txt
would create a file named, sample.txt
in the current working directory, C:\wd
.
Example 2
Entering subdir\sample.txt
would create a file named, sample.txt
in the directory C:\wd\subdir
. The directory subdir
must exist in order for the file creation to be successful.
Example 3
Entering C:\temp\sample.txt
would create a file named, sample.txt
in the directory, C:\temp
. The directory C:\temp
must
exist in order for the file creation to be successful.
Example 4
To create a file in another system on your network, enter \\hostname\sharename\sample.txt
,
where, hostname
is the name of the computer in your network, in
which you want to create the file, sharename
is the shared directory
and sample.txt
is the name of the file that you want to create.