Creating a New File

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:

When 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.

Tip 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.