Can shortcuts be added to the "Save as" dialog box on the left sid

[H2Trott]

Office applications use the same "Save As" dialog box. On the left hand side
are shortcut icons to History, My Documents, Desktop, Favorites, and My
Network Places. Is there way to add more shourcuts?

 

[Alan Edwards]

It will depend on your operating system, e.g. in Windows XP you can
alter but not increase the five choices. See: Edit the Places bar
locations in Open Save As common dialog boxes
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/PlacesBar.htm

....Alan

 

[Beth Melton]

The information in the cited article is incorrect.

You aren't limited to the built-in places, you can have user-defined places,
even in Office 2000 (the only version in which the Registry hacks were
necessary in order to add a shortcut to the Places bar - all other versions
have the ability to modify it in the UI)

If using Office 2000 here's a KB article with the correct information and
instructions:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/205041

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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Beth Melton
Microsoft Office MVP

Coauthor of Word 2007 Inside Out:
http://www.microsoft.com/MSPress/books/9801.aspx#AboutTheBook

Word FAQ: http://mvps.org/word
TechTrax eZine: http://mousetrax.com/techtrax/
MVP FAQ site: http://mvps.org/

 

[Beth Melton]

Yes, you can add more shortcuts in addition to those you currently see.

What version of Office are you using? The steps you need to take are version
specific.

Please post all follow-up questions to the newsgroup. Requests for
assistance by email cannot be acknowledged.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Beth Melton
Microsoft Office MVP

Coauthor of Word 2007 Inside Out:
http://www.microsoft.com/MSPress/books/9801.aspx#AboutTheBook

Word FAQ: http://mvps.org/word
TechTrax eZine: http://mousetrax.com/techtrax/
MVP FAQ site: http://mvps.org/

 

[Alan Edwards]

Thanks Beth,
I had forgotten that, even though I have a similar article bookmarked:
How to customize the My Places bar- Open- Save As dialog boxes in
Office 2003: http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=826214

....Alan