printing a list of filenames

[Margaret]

In Word, when you click on 'open' you get the smaller
window which lists all the files in eg Mydocuments. Is it
possible to print this list or even better copy it and
save it as a word document? Using tools on this little
window prints the first file out, which is not what I
want. I have several floppy discs and I need to list the
contents of all of them to send to someone else. I use
windows XP.
thanks Margaret

[Ramesh]

Open a Command Prompt window (start, run, type cmd)
Goto that particular directory.
type "dir /b /c:\list.txt"
Now, the list.txt file will have all the file listings in that current
folder
Open it in Word and print it


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Regards,
Ramesh



"Margaret" > wrote in message
...
In Word, when you click on 'open' you get the smaller
window which lists all the files in eg Mydocuments. Is it
possible to print this list or even better copy it and
save it as a word document? Using tools on this little
window prints the first file out, which is not what I
want. I have several floppy discs and I need to list the
contents of all of them to send to someone else. I use
windows XP.
thanks Margaret

[Ramesh]

Correction:

It shd be, "dir /b >c:\list.txt"

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Regards,
Ramesh



"Ramesh" > wrote in message
...
Open a Command Prompt window (start, run, type cmd)
Goto that particular directory.
type "dir /b /c:\list.txt"
Now, the list.txt file will have all the file listings in that current
folder
Open it in Word and print it


--
Regards,
Ramesh



"Margaret" > wrote in message
...
In Word, when you click on 'open' you get the smaller
window which lists all the files in eg Mydocuments. Is it
possible to print this list or even better copy it and
save it as a word document? Using tools on this little
window prints the first file out, which is not what I
want. I have several floppy discs and I need to list the
contents of all of them to send to someone else. I use
windows XP.
thanks Margaret

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi Margaret,

This may help:

HOW TO: Add "Print Directory" Feature for Folders in Windows XP [Q321379]
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=321379

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org

"Margaret" > wrote in message
...
> In Word, when you click on 'open' you get the smaller
> window which lists all the files in eg Mydocuments. Is it
> possible to print this list or even better copy it and
> save it as a word document? Using tools on this little
> window prints the first file out, which is not what I
> want. I have several floppy discs and I need to list the
> contents of all of them to send to someone else. I use
> windows XP.
> thanks Margaret

[Chuck]

"Margaret" > wrote in message
...
> In Word, when you click on 'open' you get the smaller
> window which lists all the files in eg Mydocuments. Is it
> possible to print this list or even better copy it and
> save it as a word document? Using tools on this little
> window prints the first file out, which is not what I
> want. I have several floppy discs and I need to list the
> contents of all of them to send to someone else. I use
> windows XP.
> thanks Margaret

Another alternative is a small program called Print Folder.
You can get it here http://no-nonsense-software.com/freeware/
I have use it for quite some time and it's easy to use.

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

To do it from within Word, you'd need to capture a screen shot of
the dialog box, and then paste it into a Word document. What you'd
end up with, though, is an uneditable picture.

Pressing the <PrtScn> key copies the entire display to the
clipboard. Pressing <ALT>+<PrtScn> copies only the active Window to
the clipboard. To view the screen capture, open a graphics program,
such as MS Paint, and press <CTRL>+V. This will paste the contents of
the clipboard (your screenshot) into the open file, and allow you to
view it or save it as a file for later use.

How to Capture Screen Shots in Windows Using the Print Screen Key
http://support.microsoft.com/search/preview.aspx?PR=1&scid=kb;en-us;Q173884

I suspect that one of these following methods might better suit
your needs:

From the command prompt (Start > Run > Cmd.exe), simply change to
the desired directory and type "dir > filelist.txt" or "dir > lpt1,"
just as you used to do in DOS. Any of the switches for the DIR
command (type "dir /?") will work with this command, if you wish to
modify the output. You can then subsequently edit the resulting text
file using Word.

Alternatively:

HOW TO Add a Print Directory Feature for Folders in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=321379


Bruce Chambers

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"Margaret" > wrote in message
...
> In Word, when you click on 'open' you get the smaller
> window which lists all the files in eg Mydocuments. Is it
> possible to print this list or even better copy it and
> save it as a word document? Using tools on this little
> window prints the first file out, which is not what I
> want. I have several floppy discs and I need to list the
> contents of all of them to send to someone else. I use
> windows XP.
> thanks Margaret