return my places in word 07

[chicky]

I have word beta2 2007 and it doesnt seem to have "my places" in the open
dialog box. did i miss it or was it taken out. if it was i miss it and think
it should be put back in.

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[Bob Buckland ?:-\)]

Hi Chicky,

If you use File[Office button]=>Open the places bar should be in its usual place on the left of that dialog.

What are you seeing there and are you on Windows XP or Windows Vista 5384?

======
I have word beta2 2007 and it doesnt seem to have "my places" in the open
dialog box. did i miss it or was it taken out. if it was i miss it and think
it should be put back in. >>
--
I hope this helped you,

Bob Buckland ?
MS Office system products MVP

LINKS for the 2007 Office System

1. Read about it, try it, or watch the movie
the 2007 Microsoft Office system iinfo is at
http://microsoft.com/office/preview

2. Already have 2007 Office System Beta 2?
Send Microsoft your feedback (with pictures)
http://sas.office.microsoft.com/

3. Use the 2007 OfficeOnline website without Office2007

a. Install the ActiveX access control
http://office.microsoft.com/search/redir.aspx?AssetID=XT101650581033
b. then visit http://officebeta.iponet.net

 

[chicky]

hi
i'm using xp and i don't see my places or how to add them anywhere

Hi Chicky,

If you use File[Office button]=>Open the places bar should be in its usual place on the left of that dialog.

What are you seeing there and are you on Windows XP or Windows Vista 5384?

======
I have word beta2 2007 and it doesnt seem to have "my places" in the open
dialog box. did i miss it or was it taken out. if it was i miss it and think
it should be put back in. >>
--
I hope this helped you,

Bob Buckland ?
MS Office system products MVP

LINKS for the 2007 Office System

1. Read about it, try it, or watch the movie
the 2007 Microsoft Office system iinfo is at
http://microsoft.com/office/preview

2. Already have 2007 Office System Beta 2?
Send Microsoft your feedback (with pictures)
http://sas.office.microsoft.com/

3. Use the 2007 OfficeOnline website without Office2007

a. Install the ActiveX access control
http://office.microsoft.com/search/redir.aspx?AssetID=XT101650581033
b. then visit http://officebeta.iponet.net

 

[Bob Buckland ?:-\)]

Hi Chicky,

So you're saying there isn't any part of the dialog with icons on it to the left of the File names in File=>Open?

If so, try running the Office diagnostics from
File=>Word Options=>Resources to see if it finds any issues with the installation.

I'm assuming you installed this yourself? It is possible for administrators to install Office with the places bar removed.

======hi
i'm using xp and i don't see my places or how to add them anywhere>>

 

[chicky]

I'm sorry, maybe i wasn't clear. when the open dialog box opens, there is a
part to the left of the files that is titled "look in:' with a list of common
places used. but in wood 03 i had an option to add into the "look in:" an
icon of my commonly used places. in 07 i can't find any way to do this.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

I don't have Word 2007 installed, so I can't say for sure, but in Word 2003,
there is an "Add to My Places" item on the Tools menu in the dialog; it is
available only when you have a folder selected.

 

[chicky]

I don't have Word 2007 installed, so I can't say for sure, but in Word 2003,
there is an "Add to My Places" item on the Tools menu in the dialog; it is
available only when you have a folder selected.

 

[Bob Buckland ?:-\)]

Hi Chicky,

In Word 2003 you used the Tool button at the top of the Open dialog to add an icon for your present location to the [My]places bar.

In Word 2007 you right click on the [My]Places bar to add the current location to the icon list on the bar.

========
I'm sorry, maybe i wasn't clear. when the open dialog box opens, there is a
part to the left of the files that is titled "look in:' with a list of common
places used. but in wood 03 i had an option to add into the "look in:" an
icon of my commonly used places. in 07 i can't find any way to do this. >>
--
I hope this helped you,

Bob Buckland ?
MS Office system products MVP

LINKS for the 2007 Office System

1. Read about it, try it, or watch the movie
the 2007 Microsoft Office system iinfo is at
http://microsoft.com/office/preview

2. Already have 2007 Office System Beta 2?
Send Microsoft your feedback (with pictures)
http://sas.office.microsoft.com/

3. Use the 2007 OfficeOnline website without Office2007

a. Install the ActiveX access control
http://office.microsoft.com/search/redir.aspx?AssetID=XT101650581033
b. then visit http://officebeta.iponet.net

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Ah, that's much easier. So "Add to My Places" is now on the shortcut menu
along with Move Up, Move Down, etc.?

Hi Chicky,

In Word 2003 you used the Tool button at the top of the Open dialog to add

an icon for your present location to the [My]places bar.

In Word 2007 you right click on the [My]Places bar to add the current

location to the icon list on the bar.

 

[Bob Buckland ?:-\)]

Hi Suzanne,

Yes, that's correct the choices once you right click and select a blank spot the active choices are
Add [name of folder]
Large or small icons [the opposite of the current choice]

If you right click on an entry the choices are
Remove
Move up
Move down
Rename
Large or small icons [the opposite of the current choice]

The 'Tools' button is now at the bottom of the places bar
but no longer has the 2003 choices for 'search' or for modifying the places bar.

=======
Ah, that's much easier. So "Add to My Places" is now on the shortcut menu
along with Move Up, Move Down, etc.?

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word) >>
--
I hope this helped you,

Bob Buckland ?
MS Office system products MVP

LINKS for the 2007 Office System

1. Read about it, try it, or watch the movie
the 2007 Microsoft Office system iinfo is at
http://microsoft.com/office/preview

2. Already have 2007 Office System Beta 2?
Send Microsoft your feedback (with pictures)
http://sas.office.microsoft.com/

3. Use the 2007 OfficeOnline website without Office2007

a. Install the ActiveX access control
http://office.microsoft.com/search/redir.aspx?AssetID=XT101650581033
b. then visit http://officebeta.iponet.net

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Interesting. Sounds like an improvement overall. Given that Search was so
useless, anyway, I doubt it will be missed. What has replaced it?

Hi Suzanne,

Yes, that's correct the choices once you right click and select a blank spot the active choices are
Add [name of folder]
Large or small icons [the opposite of the current choice]

If you right click on an entry the choices are
Remove
Move up
Move down
Rename
Large or small icons [the opposite of the current choice]

The 'Tools' button is now at the bottom of the places bar
but no longer has the 2003 choices for 'search' or for modifying the places bar.

=======
Ah, that's much easier. So "Add to My Places" is now on the shortcut menu
along with Move Up, Move Down, etc.?

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word) >>
--
I hope this helped you,

Bob Buckland ?
MS Office system products MVP

LINKS for the 2007 Office System

1. Read about it, try it, or watch the movie
the 2007 Microsoft Office system iinfo is at
http://microsoft.com/office/preview

2. Already have 2007 Office System Beta 2?
Send Microsoft your feedback (with pictures)
http://sas.office.microsoft.com/

3. Use the 2007 OfficeOnline website without Office2007

a. Install the ActiveX access control
http://office.microsoft.com/search/redir.aspx?AssetID=XT101650581033
b. then visit http://officebeta.iponet.net

 

[Bob Buckland ?:-\)]

Hi Suzanne,

Yes, it works well once you 'discover' how to modify the Places bar.

Probably the easiest 'search for files' feature is to use WinKey+F <g>. I'm guessing that the 'instant search' in Outlook along
with some of MS's efforts on desktop search will be coming out to give more search features throughout Windows rather than just in
Office (but that's just a guess <g>).

Once you find files in Windows, using even the basic search function you should be able to double click multiple docuuments if need
be to open them and you can probably used 'saved searches' for common tasks/lists.


=========
Interesting. Sounds like an improvement overall. Given that Search was so
useless, anyway, I doubt it will be missed. What has replaced it?

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

I currently use Windows Search exclusively, as the search in Word is so
frustrating.

Hi Suzanne,

Yes, it works well once you 'discover' how to modify the Places bar.

Probably the easiest 'search for files' feature is to use WinKey+F <g>.

I'm guessing that the 'instant search' in Outlook along

with some of MS's efforts on desktop search will be coming out to give

more search features throughout Windows rather than just in

Office (but that's just a guess <g>).

Once you find files in Windows, using even the basic search function you

should be able to double click multiple docuuments if need

 

[Kip]

can you remove or rename the default places in word 2007? The shortcut menu
doesn't allow it, and I'd like to get rid of all of them.

Hi Chicky,

In Word 2003 you used the Tool button at the top of the Open dialog to add an icon for your present location to the [My]places bar.

In Word 2007 you right click on the [My]Places bar to add the current location to the icon list on the bar.

========
I'm sorry, maybe i wasn't clear. when the open dialog box opens, there is a
part to the left of the files that is titled "look in:' with a list of common
places used. but in wood 03 i had an option to add into the "look in:" an
icon of my commonly used places. in 07 i can't find any way to do this. >>
--
I hope this helped you,

Bob Buckland ?
MS Office system products MVP

LINKS for the 2007 Office System

1. Read about it, try it, or watch the movie
the 2007 Microsoft Office system iinfo is at
http://microsoft.com/office/preview

2. Already have 2007 Office System Beta 2?
Send Microsoft your feedback (with pictures)
http://sas.office.microsoft.com/

3. Use the 2007 OfficeOnline website without Office2007

a. Install the ActiveX access control
http://office.microsoft.com/search/redir.aspx?AssetID=XT101650581033
b. then visit http://officebeta.iponet.net

 

[chicky]

Hi and thanks for the info
it seems that my open diolog box looks different. what has to be done is
click the folder that you want to add to what is now called "look in:" then
right click the left colum called "look in:" and it gives the option to add.
thanks again

Hi Suzanne,

Yes, that's correct the choices once you right click and select a blank spot the active choices are
Add [name of folder]
Large or small icons [the opposite of the current choice]

If you right click on an entry the choices are
Remove
Move up
Move down
Rename
Large or small icons [the opposite of the current choice]

The 'Tools' button is now at the bottom of the places bar
but no longer has the 2003 choices for 'search' or for modifying the places bar.

=======
Ah, that's much easier. So "Add to My Places" is now on the shortcut menu
along with Move Up, Move Down, etc.?

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word) >>
--
I hope this helped you,

Bob Buckland ?
MS Office system products MVP

LINKS for the 2007 Office System

1. Read about it, try it, or watch the movie
the 2007 Microsoft Office system iinfo is at
http://microsoft.com/office/preview

2. Already have 2007 Office System Beta 2?
Send Microsoft your feedback (with pictures)
http://sas.office.microsoft.com/

3. Use the 2007 OfficeOnline website without Office2007

a. Install the ActiveX access control
http://office.microsoft.com/search/redir.aspx?AssetID=XT101650581033
b. then visit http://officebeta.iponet.net

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

This is exactly what Bob described.

Hi and thanks for the info
it seems that my open diolog box looks different. what has to be done is
click the folder that you want to add to what is now called "look in:" then
right click the left colum called "look in:" and it gives the option to add.
thanks again

Hi Suzanne,

Yes, that's correct the choices once you right click and select a blank spot the active choices are
Add [name of folder]
Large or small icons [the opposite of the current choice]

If you right click on an entry the choices are
Remove
Move up
Move down
Rename
Large or small icons [the opposite of the current choice]

The 'Tools' button is now at the bottom of the places bar
but no longer has the 2003 choices for 'search' or for modifying the places bar.

=======
Ah, that's much easier. So "Add to My Places" is now on the shortcut menu
along with Move Up, Move Down, etc.?

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word) >>
--
I hope this helped you,

Bob Buckland ?
MS Office system products MVP

*Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends<<

LINKS for the 2007 Office System

1. Read about it, try it, or watch the movie
the 2007 Microsoft Office system iinfo is at
http://microsoft.com/office/preview

2. Already have 2007 Office System Beta 2?
Send Microsoft your feedback (with pictures)
http://sas.office.microsoft.com/

3. Use the 2007 OfficeOnline website without Office2007

a. Install the ActiveX access control
http://office.microsoft.com/search/redir.aspx?AssetID=XT101650581033
b. then visit http://officebeta.iponet.net

 

[Jay Freedman]

I've tried all the tricks I know, and they didn't work. :-(

If you're inclined to have a look under the hood, open regedit.exe and
work your way down to the key

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Common\
Open Find\Places

There are two keys below that, StandardPlaces and UserDefinedPlaces.
Under each of those keys there are keys that define the icons in the
Places Bar. The UserDefinedPlaces are the ones you add, delete,
rename, etc. in the bar itself. The StandardPlaces ones are the
defaults.

Each key that corresponds to an icon has at least one value, named
Index, and some of them have other values. The Index is a number, from
1 to the total number of icons. You can change the order of the
standard places by editing the Index values -- something you can't do
in the dialog because the Move Up and Move Down menu choices are
grayed out for those icons.

But if you delete one or more of the StandardPlaces keys to try to
remove the icons, Word just puts them back the next time you open the
dialog. Resistance is futile; you will be assimilated!

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup so all may benefit.

can you remove or rename the default places in word 2007? The shortcut menu
doesn't allow it, and I'd like to get rid of all of them.

Hi Chicky,

In Word 2003 you used the Tool button at the top of the Open dialog to add an icon for your present location to the [My]places bar.

In Word 2007 you right click on the [My]Places bar to add the current location to the icon list on the bar.

========
I'm sorry, maybe i wasn't clear. when the open dialog box opens, there is a
part to the left of the files that is titled "look in:' with a list of common
places used. but in wood 03 i had an option to add into the "look in:" an
icon of my commonly used places. in 07 i can't find any way to do this. >>
--
I hope this helped you,

Bob Buckland ?
MS Office system products MVP

*Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends<<

LINKS for the 2007 Office System

1. Read about it, try it, or watch the movie
the 2007 Microsoft Office system iinfo is at
http://microsoft.com/office/preview

2. Already have 2007 Office System Beta 2?
Send Microsoft your feedback (with pictures)
http://sas.office.microsoft.com/

3. Use the 2007 OfficeOnline website without Office2007

a. Install the ActiveX access control
http://office.microsoft.com/search/redir.aspx?AssetID=XT101650581033
b. then visit http://officebeta.iponet.net

 

[Kip]

I deleted the keys, and set permissions on that branch of the registry to
deny creation of new keys. the result: no replacement of the keys, but the
icons still show up. looks like we're stuck with them.

I've tried all the tricks I know, and they didn't work. :-(

If you're inclined to have a look under the hood, open regedit.exe and
work your way down to the key

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Common\
Open Find\Places

There are two keys below that, StandardPlaces and UserDefinedPlaces.
Under each of those keys there are keys that define the icons in the
Places Bar. The UserDefinedPlaces are the ones you add, delete,
rename, etc. in the bar itself. The StandardPlaces ones are the
defaults.

Each key that corresponds to an icon has at least one value, named
Index, and some of them have other values. The Index is a number, from
1 to the total number of icons. You can change the order of the
standard places by editing the Index values -- something you can't do
in the dialog because the Move Up and Move Down menu choices are
grayed out for those icons.

But if you delete one or more of the StandardPlaces keys to try to
remove the icons, Word just puts them back the next time you open the
dialog. Resistance is futile; you will be assimilated!

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup so all may benefit.

can you remove or rename the default places in word 2007? The shortcut menu
doesn't allow it, and I'd like to get rid of all of them.

Hi Chicky,

In Word 2003 you used the Tool button at the top of the Open dialog to add an icon for your present location to the [My]places bar.

In Word 2007 you right click on the [My]Places bar to add the current location to the icon list on the bar.

========
I'm sorry, maybe i wasn't clear. when the open dialog box opens, there is a
part to the left of the files that is titled "look in:' with a list of common
places used. but in wood 03 i had an option to add into the "look in:" an
icon of my commonly used places. in 07 i can't find any way to do this. >>
--
I hope this helped you,

Bob Buckland ?
MS Office system products MVP

*Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends<<

LINKS for the 2007 Office System

1. Read about it, try it, or watch the movie
the 2007 Microsoft Office system iinfo is at
http://microsoft.com/office/preview

2. Already have 2007 Office System Beta 2?
Send Microsoft your feedback (with pictures)
http://sas.office.microsoft.com/

3. Use the 2007 OfficeOnline website without Office2007

a. Install the ActiveX access control
http://office.microsoft.com/search/redir.aspx?AssetID=XT101650581033
b. then visit http://officebeta.iponet.net

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

On the plus side, if you increase the size of the dialog and use small
icons, you can get enough user-defined ones on to hardly notice the default
ones, at least one of which (My Documents) is useful.

I deleted the keys, and set permissions on that branch of the registry to
deny creation of new keys. the result: no replacement of the keys, but the
icons still show up. looks like we're stuck with them.

I've tried all the tricks I know, and they didn't work. :-(

If you're inclined to have a look under the hood, open regedit.exe and
work your way down to the key

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Common\
Open Find\Places

There are two keys below that, StandardPlaces and UserDefinedPlaces.
Under each of those keys there are keys that define the icons in the
Places Bar. The UserDefinedPlaces are the ones you add, delete,
rename, etc. in the bar itself. The StandardPlaces ones are the
defaults.

Each key that corresponds to an icon has at least one value, named
Index, and some of them have other values. The Index is a number, from
1 to the total number of icons. You can change the order of the
standard places by editing the Index values -- something you can't do
in the dialog because the Move Up and Move Down menu choices are
grayed out for those icons.

But if you delete one or more of the StandardPlaces keys to try to
remove the icons, Word just puts them back the next time you open the
dialog. Resistance is futile; you will be assimilated!

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup so all may benefit.

can you remove or rename the default places in word 2007? The shortcut menu
doesn't allow it, and I'd like to get rid of all of them.

:

Hi Chicky,

In Word 2003 you used the Tool button at the top of the Open dialog to add an icon for your present location to the [My]places bar.

In Word 2007 you right click on the [My]Places bar to add the current location to the icon list on the bar.

========
I'm sorry, maybe i wasn't clear. when the open dialog box opens, there is a
part to the left of the files that is titled "look in:' with a list of common
places used. but in wood 03 i had an option to add into the "look in:" an
icon of my commonly used places. in 07 i can't find any way to do this. >>
--
I hope this helped you,

Bob Buckland ?
MS Office system products MVP

*Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends<<

LINKS for the 2007 Office System

1. Read about it, try it, or watch the movie
the 2007 Microsoft Office system iinfo is at
http://microsoft.com/office/preview

2. Already have 2007 Office System Beta 2?
Send Microsoft your feedback (with pictures)
http://sas.office.microsoft.com/

3. Use the 2007 OfficeOnline website without Office2007

a. Install the ActiveX access control
http://office.microsoft.com/search/redir.aspx?AssetID=XT101650581033
b. then visit http://officebeta.iponet.net

 

[Kip]

"My Documents" would be useful, if I had any files there. All of my files are

On the plus side, if you increase the size of the dialog and use small
icons, you can get enough user-defined ones on to hardly notice the default
ones, at least one of which (My Documents) is useful.

I deleted the keys, and set permissions on that branch of the registry to
deny creation of new keys. the result: no replacement of the keys, but the
icons still show up. looks like we're stuck with them.

I've tried all the tricks I know, and they didn't work. :-(

If you're inclined to have a look under the hood, open regedit.exe and
work your way down to the key

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Common\
Open Find\Places

There are two keys below that, StandardPlaces and UserDefinedPlaces.
Under each of those keys there are keys that define the icons in the
Places Bar. The UserDefinedPlaces are the ones you add, delete,
rename, etc. in the bar itself. The StandardPlaces ones are the
defaults.

Each key that corresponds to an icon has at least one value, named
Index, and some of them have other values. The Index is a number, from
1 to the total number of icons. You can change the order of the
standard places by editing the Index values -- something you can't do
in the dialog because the Move Up and Move Down menu choices are
grayed out for those icons.

But if you delete one or more of the StandardPlaces keys to try to
remove the icons, Word just puts them back the next time you open the
dialog. Resistance is futile; you will be assimilated!

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup so all may benefit.

can you remove or rename the default places in word 2007? The shortcut menu
doesn't allow it, and I'd like to get rid of all of them.

:

Hi Chicky,

In Word 2003 you used the Tool button at the top of the Open dialog to add an icon for your present location to the [My]places bar.

In Word 2007 you right click on the [My]Places bar to add the current location to the icon list on the bar.

========
I'm sorry, maybe i wasn't clear. when the open dialog box opens, there is a
part to the left of the files that is titled "look in:' with a list of common
places used. but in wood 03 i had an option to add into the "look in:" an
icon of my commonly used places. in 07 i can't find any way to do this. >>
--
I hope this helped you,

Bob Buckland ?
MS Office system products MVP

*Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends<<

LINKS for the 2007 Office System

1. Read about it, try it, or watch the movie
the 2007 Microsoft Office system iinfo is at
http://microsoft.com/office/preview

2. Already have 2007 Office System Beta 2?
Send Microsoft your feedback (with pictures)
http://sas.office.microsoft.com/

3. Use the 2007 OfficeOnline website without Office2007

a. Install the ActiveX access control
http://office.microsoft.com/search/redir.aspx?AssetID=XT101650581033
b. then visit http://officebeta.iponet.net