default location of open file window

[chris]

does anyone know if you can change the default directory
that is opened when you want to open a file?

for example, if you open word and then click file->open,
it will automatically go to the my documents folder
unless you have already opened a file from a different
location. I would like to change the folder that it
automatically opens to.

thanks-

[Ramesh [MVP]]

Chris,

For Word 2000:

Open Word 2000, Tools > Options > Filelocations.
Change the Documents location

-or in the registry directly-

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\9.0\Wo rd\Options]
"DOC-PATH"

--=20
Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k


"chris" > wrote in message =
...
does anyone know if you can change the default directory=20
that is opened when you want to open a file?

for example, if you open word and then click file->open,=20
it will automatically go to the my documents folder=20
unless you have already opened a file from a different=20
location. I would like to change the folder that it=20
automatically opens to.

thanks-

[Ramesh [MVP]]

Chris,

For Word 2000:

Open Word 2000, Tools > Options > Filelocations.
Change the Documents location

-or in the registry directly-

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\9.0\Wo rd\Options]
"DOC-PATH"

--=20
Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k


"chris" > wrote in message =
...
does anyone know if you can change the default directory=20
that is opened when you want to open a file?

for example, if you open word and then click file->open,=20
it will automatically go to the my documents folder=20
unless you have already opened a file from a different=20
location. I would like to change the folder that it=20
automatically opens to.

thanks-

[Atreju]

You either change that preference in Word (Tools-Options-File
Locations) - this will affect ONLY Word.

Or you can actually point the My Documents to a particular location,
and that will affect any application that defaults to the My Documents
location.

On Wed, 14 Apr 2004 20:58:51 -0700, "chris" > wrote:

>does anyone know if you can change the default directory
>that is opened when you want to open a file?
>
>for example, if you open word and then click file->open,
>it will automatically go to the my documents folder
>unless you have already opened a file from a different
>location. I would like to change the folder that it
>automatically opens to.
>
>thanks-



---Atreju---

[BP]

How about for all the other programs?

"Ramesh [MVP]" > wrote in message
...
Chris,

For Word 2000:

Open Word 2000, Tools > Options > Filelocations.
Change the Documents location

-or in the registry directly-

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\9.0\Wo rd\Options]
"DOC-PATH"

--
Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k


"chris" > wrote in message
...
does anyone know if you can change the default directory
that is opened when you want to open a file?

for example, if you open word and then click file->open,
it will automatically go to the my documents folder
unless you have already opened a file from a different
location. I would like to change the folder that it
automatically opens to.

thanks-

[Atreju]

You either change that preference in Word (Tools-Options-File
Locations) - this will affect ONLY Word.

Or you can actually point the My Documents to a particular location,
and that will affect any application that defaults to the My Documents
location.

On Wed, 14 Apr 2004 20:58:51 -0700, "chris" > wrote:

>does anyone know if you can change the default directory
>that is opened when you want to open a file?
>
>for example, if you open word and then click file->open,
>it will automatically go to the my documents folder
>unless you have already opened a file from a different
>location. I would like to change the folder that it
>automatically opens to.
>
>thanks-



---Atreju---

[BP]

How about for all the other programs?

"Ramesh [MVP]" > wrote in message
...
Chris,

For Word 2000:

Open Word 2000, Tools > Options > Filelocations.
Change the Documents location

-or in the registry directly-

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\9.0\Wo rd\Options]
"DOC-PATH"

--
Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k


"chris" > wrote in message
...
does anyone know if you can change the default directory
that is opened when you want to open a file?

for example, if you open word and then click file->open,
it will automatically go to the my documents folder
unless you have already opened a file from a different
location. I would like to change the folder that it
automatically opens to.

thanks-

[chris]

thanks, is there a way to change it just once for all programs?

[chris]

thanks, is there a way to change it just once for all programs?