Default File Open Location

[Scott Schaffer]

Hi all.

I know how to setup the default folder, but as soon as you open another
folder, it defaults to theat folder until you close word and re-open
it.

I would like to set up word 2003 so that it always opens to the same
folder, no matter what folder I was in last. Is there anyway to do
this?

Thanks
Scott Schaffer

Scott Schaffer
ITSA
Olive Waller Zinkhan & Waller

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

The behavior you describe is the default. I don't know why you're seeing
something different unless perhaps it results from keeping Outlook open
using Word as your email editor, which I believe causes an instance of Word
to be running in the background,.

 

[Scott Schaffer]

We don't use Outlook at all so that can't be it. Our mail client is
Groupwise from Novell.

Your telling me the default is that when you go to the file open dialog,
it always opens to the folder set in the Tools | Options | File
Locations tab, no matter what folder you were in last?

Scott

Scott Schaffer
ITSA
Olive Waller Zinkhan & Waller

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

No, I'm saying that every time you open or start Word, it defaults to the

I know how to setup the default folder, but as soon as you open another
folder, it defaults to theat folder until you close word and re-open
it.

I somehow misread this as "it defaults to that folder when you close Word
and re-open it." The behavior you describe is by design and (AFAIK) cannot
be changed (certainly not without a macro).

 

[Scott Schaffer]

Thanks for your response.

Your right, it can only be changed with a macro. I have discovered that
if you create a macro called FileOpen () it will take the place of the
usual Menu command to show the FileOpen Dialog or the shortcut Ctrl-O.

The macro would look something like this:

Sub FileOpen()
'
'
' Change the directory path in quotes to match which ever
' folder you would like the FileOpen Dialog to open to everytime.

ChangeFileOpenDirectory "c:\test"
Dialogs(wdDialogFileOpen).Show
End Sub

I had this confirmed in one of the vba forums. Thanks for your help.

Scott Schaffer

Scott Schaffer
ITSA
Olive Waller Zinkhan & Waller