"Open" Screens?

[CWLee]

With both MS-Word and MS-Excel, and the versions contained
in the various MS Office suites, when I click on open
(meaning to open a previously existing file) a screen
appears. That screen provides sort of an overview of the
computer's file structure, and allows me to select
directories until I get to the one containing the file I'm
seeking.

For Windows 2000, is there a way to change the default
settings for both the "Look In" space at the top, and where
the scroll bar is on the right hand side? My scroll bar is
about one third of the way down, and I'd like it to be all
the way up, since the directory I most often want is at the
top.

On my Vista machine there is an intermediate step, but after
that I again end up at a screen whose default setting I'd
like to change. Again, I'd like to move the scroll bar (on
Vista it is near the left side of the screen) all the way to
the top.

Any insight appreciated.

--

 

[Herb Tyson [MVP]]

It sounds like you're focusing on the Folders list. Are you ignoring or
perhaps not seeing the Favorite Links list, which resides just above the
Folders list? If you don't see the Favorite Links list, then position the
mouse at the top of the Folders list and drag down. You can drag
shortcut(s) to your most-used folder(s) into the Favorite Links section, and
then drag them close to the top of the Favorite Links. That way, it would
always show up without needing to scroll (or click More >>) to get to it.

 

[CWLee]

Thank you, MVP Herb Tyson, but either I worded my question
poorly, or I don't understand your reference.

The Favorite Links list show websites, not directories and
sub-directories under "Local Disk (C)". When I open either
Word or Excel I would like to use the "open" button to bring
up a screen which shows the tree of directories and
sub-directories under Local Disk (C).

Does that provide a different understanding of what I want
to do?

Thanks again.

======================

 

[Herb Tyson [MVP]]

Maybe we're talking around each other. I was referring to the way that Word
2007 and Excel 2007 display the Open [and other file-related] dialog in
Vista. Is that what you were taking about?

If so, then the left area can be divided into two sections--an upper section
called Favorite Links--which contains shortcuts to folders/directories--and
a lower section which show normal folder structure.

It occurs to me that you might instead be talking about Word/Excel 2003,
instead, however, which work differently in Vista. However, I've put a
screen shot of what I'm talking about here:

http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com/2009/06/02/example-for-cw-lee/

It shows what *I* see when I press Ctrl+O (Open) in Word 2007. The Favorite
Links area is the replacement for the Places Bar that existed in Office 2003
applications. You can drag shortcuts to it, so that you don't need to use
the Folders list (shown below the Favorite Links list) so often. My
most-used locations are shown nearest the top... but these change as I move
to different projects.

--
Herb Tyson MS MVP
Author of the Word 2007 Bible
Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
Web: http://www.herbtyson.com

 

[CWLee]

Maybe we're talking around each other. I was referring to
the way that Word 2007 and Excel 2007 display the Open
[and other file-related] dialog in Vista. Is that what you
were taking about?

Based on the screen shot you provided, no, that's not what I
mean. I will try to attach a screen shot of the screen I
mean to this posting. I don't know if attachments will show
up or not.* If they do not, do you have a way for me to
send
a .gif file to you or post it in a way you can see it?

The screen shot I'm sending is from my computer running
Windows 2000 pro, and shows what I get when I click open on
Word 2000.

Again, thanks for hanging in there with me on this.

* Well, I was not able to get this post accepted with the
attachment, so I hope you can let me know another way for me
to get it to you. Thanks.

======================

 

[Herb Tyson [MVP]]

You can send to my name (no spaces) at g m a i l dot c o m. (Darn those
email address harvesters.)

What you're seeing in Vista is relevant, too, since I *think* what I'm
trying to suggest is an alternative and more useful/efficient way to
accomplish your aim (easy access to your most-used folder).

--
Herb Tyson MS MVP
Author of the Word 2007 Bible
Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
Web: http://www.herbtyson.com

Maybe we're talking around each other. I was referring to the way that
Word 2007 and Excel 2007 display the Open [and other file-related] dialog
in Vista. Is that what you were taking about?

Based on the screen shot you provided, no, that's not what I
mean. I will try to attach a screen shot of the screen I
mean to this posting. I don't know if attachments will show
up or not.* If they do not, do you have a way for me to send
a .gif file to you or post it in a way you can see it?

The screen shot I'm sending is from my computer running
Windows 2000 pro, and shows what I get when I click open on
Word 2000.

Again, thanks for hanging in there with me on this.

* Well, I was not able to get this post accepted with the attachment, so I
hope you can let me know another way for me to get it to you. Thanks.

======================

If so, then the left area can be divided into two sections--an upper
section called Favorite Links--which contains shortcuts to
folders/directories--and a lower section which show normal folder
structure.

It occurs to me that you might instead be talking about Word/Excel 2003,
instead, however, which work differently in Vista. However, I've put a
screen shot of what I'm talking about here:

http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com/2009/06/02/example-for-cw-lee/

It shows what *I* see when I press Ctrl+O (Open) in Word 2007. The
Favorite Links area is the replacement for the Places Bar that existed in
Office 2003 applications. You can drag shortcuts to it, so that you don't
need to use the Folders list (shown below the Favorite Links list) so
often. My most-used locations are shown nearest the top... but these
change as I move to different projects.

--
Herb Tyson MS MVP
Author of the Word 2007 Bible
Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
Web: http://www.herbtyson.com

 

[CWLee]

I have replied directly to your suggested email address - if
you have not received it let me know here. Thanks.

===================

You can send to my name (no spaces) at g m a i l dot c o
m. (Darn those email address harvesters.)

What you're seeing in Vista is relevant, too, since I
*think* what I'm trying to suggest is an alternative and
more useful/efficient way to accomplish your aim (easy
access to your most-used folder).

--
Herb Tyson MS MVP
Author of the Word 2007 Bible
Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
Web: http://www.herbtyson.com

Maybe we're talking around each other. I was referring
to the way that Word 2007 and Excel 2007 display the
Open [and other file-related] dialog in Vista. Is that
what you were taking about?

Based on the screen shot you provided, no, that's not
what I
mean. I will try to attach a screen shot of the screen I
mean to this posting. I don't know if attachments will
show
up or not.* If they do not, do you have a way for me to
send
a .gif file to you or post it in a way you can see it?

The screen shot I'm sending is from my computer running
Windows 2000 pro, and shows what I get when I click open
on
Word 2000.

Again, thanks for hanging in there with me on this.

* Well, I was not able to get this post accepted with the
attachment, so I hope you can let me know another way for
me to get it to you. Thanks.

======================

If so, then the left area can be divided into two
sections--an upper section called Favorite Links--which
contains shortcuts to folders/directories--and a lower
section which show normal folder structure.

It occurs to me that you might instead be talking about
Word/Excel 2003, instead, however, which work
differently in Vista. However, I've put a screen shot of
what I'm talking about here:

http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com/2009/06/02/example-for-cw-lee/

It shows what *I* see when I press Ctrl+O (Open) in Word
2007. The Favorite Links area is the replacement for the
Places Bar that existed in Office 2003 applications. You
can drag shortcuts to it, so that you don't need to use
the Folders list (shown below the Favorite Links list)
so often. My most-used locations are shown nearest the
top... but these change as I move to different projects.

--
Herb Tyson MS MVP
Author of the Word 2007 Bible
Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
Web: http://www.herbtyson.com



Thank you, MVP Herb Tyson, but either I worded my
question poorly, or I don't understand your reference.

The Favorite Links list show websites, not directories
and sub-directories under "Local Disk (C)". When I
open either Word or Excel I would like to use the
"open" button to bring up a screen which shows the tree
of directories and sub-directories under Local Disk
(C).

Does that provide a different understanding of what I
want to do?

Thanks again.

======================

It sounds like you're focusing on the Folders list.
Are you ignoring or perhaps not seeing the Favorite
Links list, which resides just above the Folders list?
If you don't see the Favorite Links list, then
position the mouse at the top of the Folders list and
drag down. You can drag shortcut(s) to your most-used
folder(s) into the Favorite Links section, and then
drag them close to the top of the Favorite Links. That
way, it would always show up without needing to scroll
(or click More >>) to get to it.

--
Herb Tyson MS MVP
Author of the Word 2007 Bible
Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
Web: http://www.herbtyson.com



With both MS-Word and MS-Excel, and the versions
contained in the various MS Office suites, when I
click on open (meaning to open a previously existing
file) a screen appears. That screen provides sort of
an overview of the computer's file structure, and
allows me to select directories until I get to the
one containing the file I'm seeking.

For Windows 2000, is there a way to change the
default settings for both the "Look In" space at the
top, and where the scroll bar is on the right hand
side? My scroll bar is about one third of the way
down, and I'd like it to be all the way up, since the
directory I most often want is at the top.

On my Vista machine there is an intermediate step,
but after that I again end up at a screen whose
default setting I'd like to change. Again, I'd like
to move the scroll bar (on Vista it is near the left
side of the screen) all the way to the top.

Any insight appreciated.

--
----------
CWLee
Former slayer of dragons; practice now limited to
sacred
cows. Believing we should hire for quality, not
quotas, and
promote for performance, not preferences.

 

[Herb Tyson [MVP]]

Here's the follow-up on our conversation that took place via email:

Herb said:

Since you're using Word 2007 in Vista, then the screen shot I posted should
be very interesting to you, since it provides a much more efficient method
to accomplish your ultimate aim - easy access to your most-used folders.
Folder is the newer name given to what we used to call directories. Folders
and directories are the same thing.

Hence, you could drag CWLEE into the Favorite Links area-close to the top
(Templates insists upon being first). That way, when you display ANY
file-oriented dialog box (Open, Save As, etc.), CWLEE will be easily
accessible. You can put other frequently used folders there as well.

Once done, CWLEE will appear in the Favorite Links area not only in Word,
but in most other Office 2007 applications as well, and in Windows Explorer,
also.

You can also make Word default to using CWLEE, in which case, both the
Favorite Links item and the Folders item will point to CWLEE when you press
Ctrl+O (for example), unless you've navigated away from there during that
Word session. Click the Office button, Word Options, Advanced, File
Locations (near the bottom), Documents.

Does this help/make sense?

Chuck said:

I did what you suggested on my computer using Vista and MS Office Word 2007,
and I like it!

Next step is I'll see if there is a way to do something like that on my
other computer, the one running MS 2000 pro.
I'll get back to you on that.

Herb said:

The area on the left is called the Places Bar. In Office 2000, you can
customize, but you have to edit the registry. See:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/205041

--
Herb Tyson MS MVP
Author of the Word 2007 Bible
Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
Web: http://www.herbtyson.com

I have replied directly to your suggested email address - if you have not
received it let me know here. Thanks.

===================

You can send to my name (no spaces) at g m a i l dot c o m. (Darn those
email address harvesters.)

What you're seeing in Vista is relevant, too, since I *think* what I'm
trying to suggest is an alternative and more useful/efficient way to
accomplish your aim (easy access to your most-used folder).

--
Herb Tyson MS MVP
Author of the Word 2007 Bible
Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
Web: http://www.herbtyson.com

Maybe we're talking around each other. I was referring to the way that
Word 2007 and Excel 2007 display the Open [and other file-related]
dialog in Vista. Is that what you were taking about?

Based on the screen shot you provided, no, that's not what I
mean. I will try to attach a screen shot of the screen I
mean to this posting. I don't know if attachments will show
up or not.* If they do not, do you have a way for me to send
a .gif file to you or post it in a way you can see it?

The screen shot I'm sending is from my computer running
Windows 2000 pro, and shows what I get when I click open on
Word 2000.

Again, thanks for hanging in there with me on this.

* Well, I was not able to get this post accepted with the attachment, so
I hope you can let me know another way for me to get it to you. Thanks.

======================


If so, then the left area can be divided into two sections--an upper
section called Favorite Links--which contains shortcuts to
folders/directories--and a lower section which show normal folder
structure.

It occurs to me that you might instead be talking about Word/Excel
2003, instead, however, which work differently in Vista. However, I've
put a screen shot of what I'm talking about here:

http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com/2009/06/02/example-for-cw-lee/

It shows what *I* see when I press Ctrl+O (Open) in Word 2007. The
Favorite Links area is the replacement for the Places Bar that existed
in Office 2003 applications. You can drag shortcuts to it, so that you
don't need to use the Folders list (shown below the Favorite Links
list) so often. My most-used locations are shown nearest the top... but
these change as I move to different projects.

--
Herb Tyson MS MVP
Author of the Word 2007 Bible
Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
Web: http://www.herbtyson.com



Thank you, MVP Herb Tyson, but either I worded my question poorly, or
I don't understand your reference.

The Favorite Links list show websites, not directories and
sub-directories under "Local Disk (C)". When I open either Word or
Excel I would like to use the "open" button to bring up a screen which
shows the tree of directories and sub-directories under Local Disk
(C).

Does that provide a different understanding of what I want to do?

Thanks again.

======================

It sounds like you're focusing on the Folders list. Are you ignoring
or perhaps not seeing the Favorite Links list, which resides just
above the Folders list? If you don't see the Favorite Links list,
then position the mouse at the top of the Folders list and drag down.
You can drag shortcut(s) to your most-used folder(s) into the
Favorite Links section, and then drag them close to the top of the
Favorite Links. That way, it would always show up without needing to
scroll (or click More >>) to get to it.

--
Herb Tyson MS MVP
Author of the Word 2007 Bible
Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
Web: http://www.herbtyson.com



With both MS-Word and MS-Excel, and the versions contained in the
various MS Office suites, when I click on open (meaning to open a
previously existing file) a screen appears. That screen provides
sort of an overview of the computer's file structure, and allows me
to select directories until I get to the one containing the file I'm
seeking.

For Windows 2000, is there a way to change the default settings for
both the "Look In" space at the top, and where the scroll bar is on
the right hand side? My scroll bar is about one third of the way
down, and I'd like it to be all the way up, since the directory I
most often want is at the top.

On my Vista machine there is an intermediate step, but after that I
again end up at a screen whose default setting I'd like to change.
Again, I'd like to move the scroll bar (on Vista it is near the left
side of the screen) all the way to the top.

Any insight appreciated.

--
----------
CWLee
Former slayer of dragons; practice now limited to sacred
cows. Believing we should hire for quality, not quotas, and
promote for performance, not preferences.

 

[CWLee]

As the OP in this thread, I'd like to thank and acknowledge,
publically, the excellent advice I received (both here and
privately) from Herb Tyson - advice which enabled a full and
complete solution to my stated problem.

Best regards to all.

==========================

 

[Herb Tyson [MVP]]

Glad to have helped.

Cheers,