Default file "save" location

[Diana Ferrier]

I have recently switched from Win98/Office 200 to
WinXP/Office XP.

In Word, I have the default file location set to
\\MyLocation.
If I open a document in another location, say
\\NetworkDrive\NewLocation, any subsequent new documents
I create are saved in this location and not the default
location.
If I exit Word and come back in, it will still save my
new documents in the location I last visited, despite the
fact the default directory is elsewhere. I have several
users that have this problem, but we do have one XP
Office machine with Word that manages to save everything
in the default directory, even if you have opened
documents in other directories within the same session.
Is there a setting somewhere I can change so all my new
documents are saved in my default directory?

Thanks.

 

[Chris Worth]

Tools -> Options -> File Locations is where you can set
those.

In addition, right-click on the icons in the Save/Open
dialog boxes and examine the options there. You can
navigate to a folder you like, then use the Tools menu to
add additional icons to the "My Places" in those dialog
boxes (but there is a limit to the number you can add).