# Provide Option for Fav Dir (Ctl+F) to be Additive
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/provide-option-for-fav-dir-ctl-f-to-be-additive/48673
**Category:** General Discussion
**Created:** [April 21, 2020, 1:26pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/provide-option-for-fav-dir-ctl-f-to-be-additive/48673 "2020-04-21T13:26:18Z")
**Posts on this page:** 12
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### Author:  [@rko31415](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/rko31415)
#### Post date: [April 21, 2020, 1:26pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/provide-option-for-fav-dir-ctl-f-to-be-additive/48673/1 "2020-04-21T13:26:18Z")
Feature Request:
I have controlling files for each of my podcast subscriptions and I often need to load them up with the podcasts before performing Export scripts. Not critical, but it would be nice to have an option for CTL+F to add these control files instead of me having to CTL drag them into the window.
Great product.
Keep safe.
K
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [April 21, 2020, 3:52pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/provide-option-for-fav-dir-ctl-f-to-be-additive/48673/2 "2020-04-21T15:52:40Z")
I am not quite sure if this is something for you:
You could create a tool that calls MP3tag and adds a particular file to the current list
Create new tool in File\>Options\>Tools
Name: Load xxx file
Path: `c:\to\Mp3tag.exe`
Parameter: `/add /fn:"C:\music\myfile.MP3"`
(you would have to replace the names with your local ones.)
If you have a playlist with a set of files then you can load and add several files in that way
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### Author:  [@Patch](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Patch)
#### Post date: [April 22, 2020, 2:44pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/provide-option-for-fav-dir-ctl-f-to-be-additive/48673/3 "2020-04-22T14:44:29Z")
Hey ohrenkino - this sounds like a super useful feature!
I use “template” tracks that contain all of the tags I need for a certain file type.
Right now, I have to click-drag such template files into the main window when I load a batch of files.
It’ll be great to create actions to call those template files. 👍🏻
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [April 22, 2020, 3:18pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/provide-option-for-fav-dir-ctl-f-to-be-additive/48673/4 "2020-04-22T15:18:05Z")
> [@Patch](#):
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> great to create actions to call those template files
Please note that I suggested a tool, not actions. It is not possible to load files with actions (except covers).
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### Author:  [@Patch](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Patch)
#### Post date: [April 22, 2020, 3:49pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/provide-option-for-fav-dir-ctl-f-to-be-additive/48673/5 "2020-04-22T15:49:04Z")
This works beautifully.
Thanks for the steer. 🙏🏻
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [April 22, 2020, 3:52pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/provide-option-for-fav-dir-ctl-f-to-be-additive/48673/6 "2020-04-22T15:52:14Z")
If the file that you load is a playlist, you can load as many files as you like with just one call of this tool.
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### Author:  [@rko31415](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/rko31415)
#### Post date: [April 25, 2020, 3:11am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/provide-option-for-fav-dir-ctl-f-to-be-additive/48673/7 "2020-04-25T03:11:40Z")
Thanks Ohrenkino. The tool approach would work. But I figured since you already have CTL+F, what's the harm in having SHFT+CTL+F as an additive.
rgds
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [April 25, 2020, 7:19am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/provide-option-for-fav-dir-ctl-f-to-be-additive/48673/8 "2020-04-25T07:19:03Z")
If it is a shortcut you are after, have a look at the help:
[https://docs.mp3tag.de/customization/options/tools](https://docs.mp3tag.de/customization/options/tools)
You can create up to 99 external applications here. The first ten tools can also be started by the keyboard shortcuts Ctrl + 0 to Ctrl + 9.
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### Author:  [@rko31415](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/rko31415)
#### Post date: [April 29, 2020, 10:22am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/provide-option-for-fav-dir-ctl-f-to-be-additive/48673/9 "2020-04-29T10:22:52Z")
Thx.
It's not a big deal, but I already have my 0-9 filled for other purposes.
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### Author:  [@Patch](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Patch)
#### Post date: [May 14, 2021, 6:17pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/provide-option-for-fav-dir-ctl-f-to-be-additive/48673/10 "2021-05-14T18:17:04Z")
This seems to have stopped working...???
Create new tool in File\>Options\>Tools
Name: Load xxx file
Path: `c:\to\Mp3tag.exe`
Parameter: `/add /fn:"C:\music\myfile.MP3"`
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [May 15, 2021, 11:21am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/provide-option-for-fav-dir-ctl-f-to-be-additive/48673/11 "2021-05-15T11:21:56Z")
It works as expected with local parameters: the named file got loaded into MP3tag and was added to the already loaded files.
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### Author:  [@Patch](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Patch)
#### Post date: [May 15, 2021, 11:35am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/provide-option-for-fav-dir-ctl-f-to-be-additive/48673/12 "2021-05-15T11:35:01Z")
Hmmm… I must be doing something wrong, then.
I’ll be back.