Your Windows laptop/ PC, as well as mac, allows you to create a new folder using shortcut keys. This makes the entire process easier than the traditional approach, which would require you to go to some menu to add a folder. The new folder using shortcut keys can be created in less than a second – all you have to do is press the respective keyboard keys or use the right-click option on your laptop or PC. Read on to find out how to create a new folder using a shortcut key on Windows laptop/ PC and mac.
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Shortcut key for new folder on Windows laptop/PC
You can use right-click option as well as shortcut key for new folder on Windows laptop/PC.
- Shortcut key for new folder on Windows laptop/PC: Press Ctrl + Shift + N to create a new folder on a Windows computer.
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- Right-click option for new folder on Windows laptop/PC: Go to Windows desktop and right-click anywhere on the screen (except on an icon). From the context menu, click on New and then, click on Folder. Now, name your folder and hit ‘Enter’. That’s it, a new folder will be created using this shortcut key on your Windows laptop/ PC.
You can change name after creating the folder as well. Just right click on the folder whose name you want to change and select Rename. After this, feed the new name and hit Enter.
Shortcut key for new folder on macOS laptop/PC
You can use the Finder option, right-click option, and shortcut key for new folder on a macOS laptop/PC.
- Shortcut key for new folder on macOS laptop/PC: Press Command + Shift + N to create a new folder in Finder on macOS laptop or PC.
- Right-click option for new folder on macOS laptop/PC: Go to the desktop and right-click anywhere on the screen (except on an icon). Click on New Folder.
- Finder option for a new folder on macOS laptop/PC: Go to the desktop and follow the curser to the top left corner of the screen where you will see Finder. Click on File, next to Finder. Click on New Folder from the drop-down menu to create a new folder on a macOS computer.
