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This should be an easy one, but I can't find it in the help or here.

How can I open a new TextPad window each time a new file is opened?

Thanks.

You can open files in a separate instance of TextPad, by right clicking the mouse, and choosing the Send To/TextPad option.

In order to put TextPad on the Context menu, you will need to implement the following procedure:

From the Configure menu choose:

1. Preferences
2. General
3. Under the heading "Put shortcuts to TextPad on", check "Send To Menu"
4. Click Apply / OK.

I hope this helps.

Thank you, this does work.
However, I recently got a new PC and on the old PC everytime I double clicked on a txt file a new window appeared. On the new PC I have to open a new TP session or use the "send to" from a right click. I find it much more convenient to double click than to use the "send to" option from a right click.
Thanks.

You could try implementing the following procedure for each file type, as in the following example for .txt files:

From the Tools menu in Explorer choose:

1. Folder options
2. File types
3. Select the file extension from the list
4. Click on Advanced
5. Select Open from the list of Actions, and press the Edit button
6. Uncheck the option to Use DDE
7. Click OK