Office Open and Save Dialog Box Places Bar Customization

[NDeL]

Several Windows programs use common open and save dialog boxes, and these
provide for the "Places Bar" on the lefthand side with up to 5 buttons
available (by default, History, Desktop, My Documents, My Computer, and
Network Places). This list is customizable through the registry key
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\comdlg32\PlacesBar,
and the Control Panel Applet TweakUI provides an easy interface for doing so.
For example, one may specify a directory path (folder location) for one or
more of the buttons.

Word and Outlook use similar appearing open and save dialogue boxes, but
their Places Bars are not affected by the above-noted key. Does anyone know
where the respective Word and Outlook Places Bar registry keys (or other
location) where the buttons are set and can be customized (such as to match
the customization under the above-noted key)?

 

[Bob Buckland ?:-\)]

Hi NDel,

The Places Bar in Office XP and Office 2003 can be
modified from the user interface by right clicking
in the Places Bar and from the Open/Save Dialog 'Tools' menu.

For Office 2003 (v11) The settings are saved in this registry key

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Common\Open Find\Places

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Several Windows programs use common open and save dialog boxes, and these
provide for the "Places Bar" on the lefthand side with up to 5 buttons
available (by default, History, Desktop, My Documents, My Computer, and
Network Places). This list is customizable through the registry key
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\comdlg32\PlacesBar,
and the Control Panel Applet TweakUI provides an easy interface for doing so.
For example, one may specify a directory path (folder location) for one or
more of the buttons.

Word and Outlook use similar appearing open and save dialogue boxes, but
their Places Bars are not affected by the above-noted key. Does anyone know
where the respective Word and Outlook Places Bar registry keys (or other
location) where the buttons are set and can be customized (such as to match
the customization under the above-noted key)? >>
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Let us know if this helped you,

Bob Buckland ?
MS Office System Products MVP

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