Saving to specific drives vtrud 12/18/2008 8:08:14 PM In Office 2007 when I want to save a word doc, I want it to open to a specific drive and folder everytime I click on Save or Save As. I cannot get it to do this, it keeps opening to My Documents. Then I have to go through choosing the path each and every time. This happens only when I open a document that someone has sent to me. If I create a document, it will open to the last location I was at. I usually just deal with it but I quite often have a large number of docs sent to me and this gets quite annoying. I have followed the Help instructions and it still does not do it. Click the Microsoft Office Button, and then click Word Options.Click Save.Under Save documents, next to the Default file location box, click Browse.Browse to the new default working folder, and then click OK. Any help would be appreciated.

Re: Saving to specific drives "Suzanne S. Barnhill" <sbarnhill[ at ]mvps.org> 12/18/2008 9:44:43 PM If you open a document directly from an email attachment, then the default Save location will be a temp folder, and you will have to navigate to another folder. But you should be able to add your preferred folder to the Places bar in the Save As dialog; see http://www.gmayor.com/customize_the_word_places_bar.htm. This gives you one-click access to frequently used folders. In Vista there's a somewhat different design that I confess I still don't quite understand, but it's still possible to add shortcuts to frequently used folders. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "vtrud" <vtrud[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:4BC440A8-E99F-41B3-8D05-FD5137807770[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] > In Office 2007 when I want to save a word doc, I want it to open to a > specific drive and folder everytime I click on Save or Save As. I cannot > get > it to do this, it keeps opening to My Documents. Then I have to go > through > choosing the path each and every time. This happens only when I open a > document that someone has sent to me. If I create a document, it will > open > to the last location I was at. I usually just deal with it but I quite > often > have a large number of docs sent to me and this gets quite annoying. I > have > followed the Help instructions and it still does not do it. > > Click the Microsoft Office Button, and then click Word Options.Click > Save.Under Save documents, next to the Default file location box, click > Browse.Browse to the new default working folder, and then click OK. > > Any help would be appreciated. >

Re: Saving to specific drives vtrud 12/18/2008 10:21:01 PM I went to this site you gave and the instructions are for Word 2000/2003. I have 2007 and I the Places bar is not an option. There are a lot of things I just cannot find in this 2007. Like the properties where you could tell who and when a doc was created. Thanks for trying though. Happy Holidays. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: [Quoted Text] > If you open a document directly from an email attachment, then the default > Save location will be a temp folder, and you will have to navigate to > another folder. But you should be able to add your preferred folder to the > Places bar in the Save As dialog; see > http://www.gmayor.com/customize_the_word_places_bar.htm. This gives you > one-click access to frequently used folders. In Vista there's a somewhat > different design that I confess I still don't quite understand, but it's > still possible to add shortcuts to frequently used folders. > > -- > Suzanne S. Barnhill > Microsoft MVP (Word) > Words into Type > Fairhope, Alabama USA > http://word.mvps.org > > "vtrud" <vtrud[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:4BC440A8-E99F-41B3-8D05-FD5137807770[ at ]microsoft.com... > > In Office 2007 when I want to save a word doc, I want it to open to a > > specific drive and folder everytime I click on Save or Save As. I cannot > > get > > it to do this, it keeps opening to My Documents. Then I have to go > > through > > choosing the path each and every time. This happens only when I open a > > document that someone has sent to me. If I create a document, it will > > open > > to the last location I was at. I usually just deal with it but I quite > > often > > have a large number of docs sent to me and this gets quite annoying. I > > have > > followed the Help instructions and it still does not do it. > > > > Click the Microsoft Office Button, and then click Word Options.Click > > Save.Under Save documents, next to the Default file location box, click > > Browse.Browse to the new default working folder, and then click OK. > > > > Any help would be appreciated. > > > > >

Re: Saving to specific drives "Suzanne S. Barnhill" <sbarnhill[ at ]mvps.org> 12/18/2008 11:12:20 PM The Places Bar is still an option in Word 2007 running under Windows XP; as I mentioned, the setup is different in Windows Vista, but you can still add favorite folders to the dialog. As for the Properties, the easiest solution is to add a button to the QAT to open the classic Properties dialog. The command you're looking for (under All Commands) is Advanced Document Properties. There *are* other ways to get to them, but they require many more clicks. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "vtrud" <vtrud[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:6981D372-296B-401C-A62F-1808D2FB3F97[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] >I went to this site you gave and the instructions are for Word 2000/2003. >I > have 2007 and I the Places bar is not an option. There are a lot of > things I > just cannot find in this 2007. Like the properties where you could tell > who > and when a doc was created. > > Thanks for trying though. Happy Holidays. > > "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: > >> If you open a document directly from an email attachment, then the >> default >> Save location will be a temp folder, and you will have to navigate to >> another folder. But you should be able to add your preferred folder to >> the >> Places bar in the Save As dialog; see >> http://www.gmayor.com/customize_the_word_places_bar.htm. This gives you >> one-click access to frequently used folders. In Vista there's a somewhat >> different design that I confess I still don't quite understand, but it's >> still possible to add shortcuts to frequently used folders. >> >> -- >> Suzanne S. Barnhill >> Microsoft MVP (Word) >> Words into Type >> Fairhope, Alabama USA >> http://word.mvps.org >> >> "vtrud" <vtrud[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:4BC440A8-E99F-41B3-8D05-FD5137807770[ at ]microsoft.com... >> > In Office 2007 when I want to save a word doc, I want it to open to a >> > specific drive and folder everytime I click on Save or Save As. I >> > cannot >> > get >> > it to do this, it keeps opening to My Documents. Then I have to go >> > through >> > choosing the path each and every time. This happens only when I open a >> > document that someone has sent to me. If I create a document, it will >> > open >> > to the last location I was at. I usually just deal with it but I quite >> > often >> > have a large number of docs sent to me and this gets quite annoying. I >> > have >> > followed the Help instructions and it still does not do it. >> > >> > Click the Microsoft Office Button, and then click Word Options.Click >> > Save.Under Save documents, next to the Default file location box, click >> > Browse.Browse to the new default working folder, and then click OK. >> > >> > Any help would be appreciated. >> > >> >> >> >

Re: Saving to specific drives p0 <yves.dhondt[ at ]gmail.com> 12/18/2008 11:24:02 PM Document properties can be found in Word by clicking the Office button, then "Prepare" and "Properties". Not that at the top of the properties "bar" there is a button with an arrow called "Document properties" where you can access the advanced properties. Yves On 18 dec, 23:21, vtrud <vt...[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: [Quoted Text] > I went to this site you gave and the instructions are for Word 2000/2003.  I > have 2007 and I the Places bar is not an option.  There are a lot of things I > just cannot find in this 2007.  Like the properties where you could tell who > and when a doc was created. > > Thanks for trying though.  Happy Holidays. > > > > "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: > > If you open a document directly from an email attachment, then the default > > Save location will be a temp folder, and you will have to navigate to > > another folder. But you should be able to add your preferred folder to the > > Places bar in the Save As dialog; see > >http://www.gmayor.com/customize_the_word_places_bar.htm. This gives you > > one-click access to frequently used folders. In Vista there's a somewhat > > different design that I confess I still don't quite understand, but it's > > still possible to add shortcuts to frequently used folders. > > > -- > > Suzanne S. Barnhill > > Microsoft MVP (Word) > > Words into Type > > Fairhope, Alabama USA > >http://word.mvps.org > > > "vtrud" <vt...[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > >news:4BC440A8-E99F-41B3-8D05-FD5137807770[ at ]microsoft.com... > > > In Office 2007 when I want to save a word doc, I want it to open to a > > > specific drive and folder everytime I click on Save or Save As.  I cannot > > > get > > > it to do this, it keeps opening to My Documents.  Then I have to go > > > through > > > choosing the path each and every time.  This happens only when I open a > > > document that someone has sent to me.  If I create a document, it will > > > open > > > to the last location I was at.  I usually just deal with it but I quite > > > often > > > have a large number of docs sent to me and this gets quite annoying.  I > > > have > > > followed the Help instructions and it still does not do it. > > > > Click the Microsoft Office Button, and then click Word Options.Click > > > Save.Under Save documents, next to the Default file location box, click > > > Browse.Browse to the new default working folder, and then click OK. > > > > Any help would be appreciated.

Re: Saving to specific drives vtrud 12/19/2008 4:22:01 PM Thanks. "p0" wrote: [Quoted Text] > Document properties can be found in Word by clicking the Office > button, then "Prepare" and "Properties". Not that at the top of the > properties "bar" there is a button with an arrow called "Document > properties" where you can access the advanced properties. > > Yves > > On 18 dec, 23:21, vtrud <vt...[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: > > I went to this site you gave and the instructions are for Word 2000/2003. I > > have 2007 and I the Places bar is not an option. There are a lot of things I > > just cannot find in this 2007. Like the properties where you could tell who > > and when a doc was created. > > > > Thanks for trying though. Happy Holidays. > > > > > > > > "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: > > > If you open a document directly from an email attachment, then the default > > > Save location will be a temp folder, and you will have to navigate to > > > another folder. But you should be able to add your preferred folder to the > > > Places bar in the Save As dialog; see > > >http://www.gmayor.com/customize_the_word_places_bar.htm. This gives you > > > one-click access to frequently used folders. In Vista there's a somewhat > > > different design that I confess I still don't quite understand, but it's > > > still possible to add shortcuts to frequently used folders. > > > > > -- > > > Suzanne S. Barnhill > > > Microsoft MVP (Word) > > > Words into Type > > > Fairhope, Alabama USA > > >http://word.mvps.org > > > > > "vtrud" <vt...[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > > >news:4BC440A8-E99F-41B3-8D05-FD5137807770[ at ]microsoft.com... > > > > In Office 2007 when I want to save a word doc, I want it to open to a > > > > specific drive and folder everytime I click on Save or Save As. I cannot > > > > get > > > > it to do this, it keeps opening to My Documents. Then I have to go > > > > through > > > > choosing the path each and every time. This happens only when I open a > > > > document that someone has sent to me. If I create a document, it will > > > > open > > > > to the last location I was at. I usually just deal with it but I quite > > > > often > > > > have a large number of docs sent to me and this gets quite annoying. I > > > > have > > > > followed the Help instructions and it still does not do it. > > > > > > Click the Microsoft Office Button, and then click Word Options.Click > > > > Save.Under Save documents, next to the Default file location box, click > > > > Browse.Browse to the new default working folder, and then click OK. > > > > > > Any help would be appreciated. > > >

Re: Saving to specific drives vtrud 12/19/2008 4:22:06 PM I am running Windows XP and do not find the Places Bar option. Thanks for the other tips. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: [Quoted Text] > The Places Bar is still an option in Word 2007 running under Windows XP; as > I mentioned, the setup is different in Windows Vista, but you can still add > favorite folders to the dialog. > > As for the Properties, the easiest solution is to add a button to the QAT to > open the classic Properties dialog. The command you're looking for (under > All Commands) is Advanced Document Properties. There *are* other ways to get > to them, but they require many more clicks. > > -- > Suzanne S. Barnhill > Microsoft MVP (Word) > Words into Type > Fairhope, Alabama USA > http://word.mvps.org > > "vtrud" <vtrud[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:6981D372-296B-401C-A62F-1808D2FB3F97[ at ]microsoft.com... > >I went to this site you gave and the instructions are for Word 2000/2003. > >I > > have 2007 and I the Places bar is not an option. There are a lot of > > things I > > just cannot find in this 2007. Like the properties where you could tell > > who > > and when a doc was created. > > > > Thanks for trying though. Happy Holidays. > > > > "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: > > > >> If you open a document directly from an email attachment, then the > >> default > >> Save location will be a temp folder, and you will have to navigate to > >> another folder. But you should be able to add your preferred folder to > >> the > >> Places bar in the Save As dialog; see > >> http://www.gmayor.com/customize_the_word_places_bar.htm. This gives you > >> one-click access to frequently used folders. In Vista there's a somewhat > >> different design that I confess I still don't quite understand, but it's > >> still possible to add shortcuts to frequently used folders. > >> > >> -- > >> Suzanne S. Barnhill > >> Microsoft MVP (Word) > >> Words into Type > >> Fairhope, Alabama USA > >> http://word.mvps.org > >> > >> "vtrud" <vtrud[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > >> news:4BC440A8-E99F-41B3-8D05-FD5137807770[ at ]microsoft.com... > >> > In Office 2007 when I want to save a word doc, I want it to open to a > >> > specific drive and folder everytime I click on Save or Save As. I > >> > cannot > >> > get > >> > it to do this, it keeps opening to My Documents. Then I have to go > >> > through > >> > choosing the path each and every time. This happens only when I open a > >> > document that someone has sent to me. If I create a document, it will > >> > open > >> > to the last location I was at. I usually just deal with it but I quite > >> > often > >> > have a large number of docs sent to me and this gets quite annoying. I > >> > have > >> > followed the Help instructions and it still does not do it. > >> > > >> > Click the Microsoft Office Button, and then click Word Options.Click > >> > Save.Under Save documents, next to the Default file location box, click > >> > Browse.Browse to the new default working folder, and then click OK. > >> > > >> > Any help would be appreciated. > >> > > >> > >> > >> > > > > >

Re: Saving to specific drives "Suzanne S. Barnhill" <sbarnhill[ at ]mvps.org> 12/19/2008 5:18:14 PM If you are running Word 2007 under Windows XP, as I am, you can certainly still add items to the Places Bar. The difference is that there is no "Add to Places Bar" item on the Tools menu. Instead, select the desired folder in the main window, right-click in the Places Bar, and choose "Add '<folder name>'." -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "vtrud" <vtrud[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:DC41D2C3-EE1D-4E0D-97C3-0EFF9E36F87E[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] >I am running Windows XP and do not find the Places Bar option. Thanks for > the other tips. > > "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: > >> The Places Bar is still an option in Word 2007 running under Windows XP; >> as >> I mentioned, the setup is different in Windows Vista, but you can still >> add >> favorite folders to the dialog. >> >> As for the Properties, the easiest solution is to add a button to the QAT >> to >> open the classic Properties dialog. The command you're looking for (under >> All Commands) is Advanced Document Properties. There *are* other ways to >> get >> to them, but they require many more clicks. >> >> -- >> Suzanne S. Barnhill >> Microsoft MVP (Word) >> Words into Type >> Fairhope, Alabama USA >> http://word.mvps.org >> >> "vtrud" <vtrud[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:6981D372-296B-401C-A62F-1808D2FB3F97[ at ]microsoft.com... >> >I went to this site you gave and the instructions are for Word >> >2000/2003. >> >I >> > have 2007 and I the Places bar is not an option. There are a lot of >> > things I >> > just cannot find in this 2007. Like the properties where you could >> > tell >> > who >> > and when a doc was created. >> > >> > Thanks for trying though. Happy Holidays. >> > >> > "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: >> > >> >> If you open a document directly from an email attachment, then the >> >> default >> >> Save location will be a temp folder, and you will have to navigate to >> >> another folder. But you should be able to add your preferred folder to >> >> the >> >> Places bar in the Save As dialog; see >> >> http://www.gmayor.com/customize_the_word_places_bar.htm. This gives >> >> you >> >> one-click access to frequently used folders. In Vista there's a >> >> somewhat >> >> different design that I confess I still don't quite understand, but >> >> it's >> >> still possible to add shortcuts to frequently used folders. >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Suzanne S. Barnhill >> >> Microsoft MVP (Word) >> >> Words into Type >> >> Fairhope, Alabama USA >> >> http://word.mvps.org >> >> >> >> "vtrud" <vtrud[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> >> news:4BC440A8-E99F-41B3-8D05-FD5137807770[ at ]microsoft.com... >> >> > In Office 2007 when I want to save a word doc, I want it to open to >> >> > a >> >> > specific drive and folder everytime I click on Save or Save As. I >> >> > cannot >> >> > get >> >> > it to do this, it keeps opening to My Documents. Then I have to go >> >> > through >> >> > choosing the path each and every time. This happens only when I >> >> > open a >> >> > document that someone has sent to me. If I create a document, it >> >> > will >> >> > open >> >> > to the last location I was at. I usually just deal with it but I >> >> > quite >> >> > often >> >> > have a large number of docs sent to me and this gets quite annoying. >> >> > I >> >> > have >> >> > followed the Help instructions and it still does not do it. >> >> > >> >> > Click the Microsoft Office Button, and then click Word Options.Click >> >> > Save.Under Save documents, next to the Default file location box, >> >> > click >> >> > Browse.Browse to the new default working folder, and then click OK. >> >> > >> >> > Any help would be appreciated. >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >