copy file names from explorer to paste into excel

Anonymous
2009-06-30T14:00:06+00:00

I am trying to copy a long list of file names in file explorer and paste them into excel so I can keep track of file status, is there an easy way to do this?

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Hal Hostetler MVP-Outlook 12,011 Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
2009-06-30T22:52:55+00:00

Thereare a number of ways to print Directory listings detailed here:

Print directory - Vista Forums

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  1. Hal Hostetler MVP-Outlook 12,011 Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2012-01-16T17:52:10+00:00

    See if this video helps:

    How to copy all file names into excel

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  2. Anonymous
    2012-01-21T05:19:37+00:00

    Couldn't follow what was going on in that video.

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  3. Anonymous
    2012-02-21T20:53:53+00:00

    Once you open the DOS window, type "CD Directory name" and hit enter.  (If you want to go deeper than one directory, you can type "CD Directory name\sub-directory name)  Once you get into the desired directory, type "dir > list.txt" and hit enter.  This will create a text file called list.txt.

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  4. Anonymous
    2012-07-25T20:30:06+00:00

    In Windows 7, the easiest way would be this command

    dir /B | clip

    This command displays the output in bare format (filenames only) and then sends it to the clipboard. From this point, you can paste it into your document of choice.

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