MSOffice default directory

[grz01]

Hi,

When I create a new document in any MSOffice application, and first
save it to disk,
the dialog always comes up with "My Documents" as default-directory,
which I think is pretty annoying.


I would rather prefer if the default directory was the last directory
where
you saved a new document, or maybe the directory where you last opened
a document or something more sensible...


So... is there any setting somewhere to change this behaviour?


Thanks,
------------------------------­- grz 01

 

[Lynn]

Hi,

When I create a new document in any MSOffice application, and first
save it to disk,
the dialog always comes up with "My Documents" as default-directory,
which I think is pretty annoying.


I would rather prefer if the default directory was the last directory
where
you saved a new document, or maybe the directory where you last opened
a document or something more sensible...


So... is there any setting somewhere to change this behaviour?


Thanks,
------------------------------­- grz 01

Don't know if you can make it do the last directory but in Tools, Options,
File Locations you can certainly change the default directory.

Liz

I found this article on Microsoft.com which explains how you can add
user-defined entries to the Places Bar in the Save As and Open dialog
boxes - the places bar is the bit which runs down the left hand side of
the save as and open dialog box. I know this is not exactly what you
were looking for, but it does make it easier to have your commonly used
Folders listed in the places bar.

It says in the article that it is for Office 2000 but it also works in
Office 2003, you just look for 11.0 instead of 9.0 in regkey. Article
ID is 205041 just type it in the search box on www.Microsoft.com. Also
it involves using Registy Editor, be careful not to do anything other
than what the instructions tell you.
Lynn