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Fix the File open dialog to pay attention to the context
With Word 2000, if I navigate to Tools | Options | File locations and select
modify, I get a file open dialog which points to the existing setting for the Template. on my copy of Word 2003 (on XP) i get a file Open dialog that forces me to My Documents - a place I surely DO NOT want to be. I think this is a Win XP bug, because I get a similar preemped ignoring of the current file path in other applications which run correctly on Win 2000, Me, SP and 98 & 95 but don't on XP. Incidentally, i'm in options File locations in order to capture the path of the template library so i can modify a template. File save as (8*.dot)gets me there nicely but file open doesn't. The new common dialog doesn't let me easily capture the path ((in file save As) so i can use it in file open to follow the tortuous path to the actual template library. That's also a big nuisance. ---------------- This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow this link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then click "I Agree" in the message pane. http://www.microsoft.com/office/comm...ocmanagemen t |
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Fix the File open dialog to pay attention to the context
"Alan Gillott" wrote: With Word 2000, if I navigate to Tools | Options | File locations and select modify, I get a file open dialog which points to the existing setting for the Template. on my copy of Word 2003 (on XP) i get a file Open dialog that forces me to My Documents - a place I surely DO NOT want to be. I think this is a Win XP bug, because I get a similar preemped ignoring of the current file path in other applications which run correctly on Win 2000, Me, SP and 98 & 95 but don't on XP. Incidentally, i'm in options File locations in order to capture the path of the template library so i can modify a template. File save as (8*.dot)gets me there nicely but file open doesn't. The new common dialog doesn't let me easily capture the path ((in file save As) so i can use it in file open to follow the tortuous path to the actual template library. That's also a big nuisance. ---------------- This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow this link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then click "I Agree" in the message pane. http://www.microsoft.com/office/comm...ocmanagemen t |
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Fix the File open dialog to pay attention to the context
Phew,
how long winded This is a bit of word long past needing redesign - the burial of personal templates down in microsoft application land is somewhat poorly thought through. The same goes for startup templates and other items of that ilk. AG "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: I'm not sure exactly what you're saying but I gather you want to add the Templates folder to the Places Bar. You can certainly navigate to the folder manually, then add it. Here are two other ways to find the path: 1. In a blank document, open Tools | Templates and Add-ins. You should see Normal as the attached template. Click Attach... The Templates folder will open. Select Normal.dot, right-click, and choose Properties. The path is displayed as "Location." Drag to select the entire path and Ctrl+C to copy. You can then paste this into a document, dialog, etc. 2. On the File Locations tab of Tools | Options, select "User templates" and click Modify. In the resulting dialog, click the "Up One Level" button. Select the Templates folder, right-click, choose Properties, and copy the Location path. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Alan Gillott" Alan wrote in message news With Word 2000, if I navigate to Tools | Options | File locations and select modify, I get a file open dialog which points to the existing setting for the Template. on my copy of Word 2003 (on XP) i get a file Open dialog that forces me to My Documents - a place I surely DO NOT want to be. I think this is a Win XP bug, because I get a similar preemped ignoring of the current file path in other applications which run correctly on Win 2000, Me, SP and 98 & 95 but don't on XP. Incidentally, i'm in options File locations in order to capture the path of the template library so i can modify a template. File save as (8*.dot)gets me there nicely but file open doesn't. The new common dialog doesn't let me easily capture the path ((in file save As) so i can use it in file open to follow the tortuous path to the actual template library. That's also a big nuisance. ---------------- This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow this link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then click "I Agree" in the message pane. http://www.microsoft.com/office/comm...ocmanagemen t |
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Fix the File open dialog to pay attention to the context
A lot of the path length has to do with user profiles (the presumption being
that you don't want to share Normal.dot with others who use your computer). -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Alan Gillott" wrote in message news Phew, how long winded This is a bit of word long past needing redesign - the burial of personal templates down in microsoft application land is somewhat poorly thought through. The same goes for startup templates and other items of that ilk. AG "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: I'm not sure exactly what you're saying but I gather you want to add the Templates folder to the Places Bar. You can certainly navigate to the folder manually, then add it. Here are two other ways to find the path: 1. In a blank document, open Tools | Templates and Add-ins. You should see Normal as the attached template. Click Attach... The Templates folder will open. Select Normal.dot, right-click, and choose Properties. The path is displayed as "Location." Drag to select the entire path and Ctrl+C to copy. You can then paste this into a document, dialog, etc. 2. On the File Locations tab of Tools | Options, select "User templates" and click Modify. In the resulting dialog, click the "Up One Level" button. Select the Templates folder, right-click, choose Properties, and copy the Location path. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Alan Gillott" Alan wrote in message news With Word 2000, if I navigate to Tools | Options | File locations and select modify, I get a file open dialog which points to the existing setting for the Template. on my copy of Word 2003 (on XP) i get a file Open dialog that forces me to My Documents - a place I surely DO NOT want to be. I think this is a Win XP bug, because I get a similar preemped ignoring of the current file path in other applications which run correctly on Win 2000, Me, SP and 98 & 95 but don't on XP. Incidentally, i'm in options File locations in order to capture the path of the template library so i can modify a template. File save as (8*.dot)gets me there nicely but file open doesn't. The new common dialog doesn't let me easily capture the path ((in file save As) so i can use it in file open to follow the tortuous path to the actual template library. That's also a big nuisance. ---------------- This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow this link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then click "I Agree" in the message pane. http://www.microsoft.com/office/comm...ocmanagemen t |
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