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How do I set the home/root path in Word?
I have a word (2002 SP2) document that contains a large number of pictures
stored as links to local files. Below is an example: {INCLUDEPICTURE "results/id30Vacc.gif" \* MERGEFORMATINET \d} If I copy the word file to our server, along with the results directory and all the linked files, no one else can view the pictures. Somewhere, Word has set the home/root path which, I assume, is set to a specific directory on my PC. How can I change (or remove) this home/root path? |
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I believe the path is found on the TOOLS - Options menu. Select FILE
LOCATIONS and try that. "William" wrote in message news I have a word (2002 SP2) document that contains a large number of pictures stored as links to local files. Below is an example: {INCLUDEPICTURE "results/id30Vacc.gif" \* MERGEFORMATINET \d} If I copy the word file to our server, along with the results directory and all the linked files, no one else can view the pictures. Somewhere, Word has set the home/root path which, I assume, is set to a specific directory on my PC. How can I change (or remove) this home/root path? |
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Thanks for the reply, but I don't think that's it. I've looked in there and
the directories listed do not contain the required path. They seem to be for general stuff (templates, etc). "Barb Reinhardt" wrote: I believe the path is found on the TOOLS - Options menu. Select FILE LOCATIONS and try that. "William" wrote in message news I have a word (2002 SP2) document that contains a large number of pictures stored as links to local files. Below is an example: {INCLUDEPICTURE "results/id30Vacc.gif" \* MERGEFORMATINET \d} If I copy the word file to our server, along with the results directory and all the linked files, no one else can view the pictures. Somewhere, Word has set the home/root path which, I assume, is set to a specific directory on my PC. How can I change (or remove) this home/root path? |
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Hi ?B?V2lsbGlhbQ==?=,
Word sets the "current path", and it's the path of the document just opened, using File/Open. Relative paths in Word documents will only work if all the files are in (or relative to) the current path. In addition, it usually helps to use "..\results\id30Vacc.gif" so that Word recognizes it has to "look up the tree" to find the location. One other thing: you need to remove the INET from the \* MergeFormat switch and be sure to turn off the "update links" option in Tools/OPtions/General/Web options/Files. If you don't, Word will screw with your file paths and they won't be the same in the final document as you think they are. I have a word (2002 SP2) document that contains a large number of pictures stored as links to local files. Below is an example: {INCLUDEPICTURE "results/id30Vacc.gif" \* MERGEFORMATINET \d} If I copy the word file to our server, along with the results directory and all the linked files, no one else can view the pictures. Somewhere, Word has set the home/root path which, I assume, is set to a specific directory on my PC. How can I change (or remove) this home/root path? Cindy Meister INTER-Solutions, Switzerland http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 8 2004) http://www.word.mvps.org This reply is posted in the Newsgroup; please post any follow question or reply in the newsgroup and not by e-mail :-) |
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Cindy,
I'm a little confused. The original document was saved under a local directory named c:\software\nemo under which resides the results sub-directory with all of my images. The file is now only on our z: drive (a server) and is not stored locally. Therefore, why do I see all the images correctly and nobody else does? The only explanation I could think of is that Word stores "c:\software\nemo" within the document. Thanks, William "Cindy M -WordMVP-" wrote: Hi ?B?V2lsbGlhbQ==?=, Word sets the "current path", and it's the path of the document just opened, using File/Open. Relative paths in Word documents will only work if all the files are in (or relative to) the current path. In addition, it usually helps to use "..\results\id30Vacc.gif" so that Word recognizes it has to "look up the tree" to find the location. One other thing: you need to remove the INET from the \* MergeFormat switch and be sure to turn off the "update links" option in Tools/OPtions/General/Web options/Files. If you don't, Word will screw with your file paths and they won't be the same in the final document as you think they are. I have a word (2002 SP2) document that contains a large number of pictures stored as links to local files. Below is an example: {INCLUDEPICTURE "results/id30Vacc.gif" \* MERGEFORMATINET \d} If I copy the word file to our server, along with the results directory and all the linked files, no one else can view the pictures. Somewhere, Word has set the home/root path which, I assume, is set to a specific directory on my PC. How can I change (or remove) this home/root path? Cindy Meister INTER-Solutions, Switzerland http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 8 2004) http://www.word.mvps.org This reply is posted in the Newsgroup; please post any follow question or reply in the newsgroup and not by e-mail :-) |
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Hi ?B?V2lsbGlhbQ==?=,
I'm a little confused. The original document was saved under a local directory named c:\software\nemo under which resides the results sub-directory with all of my images. The file is now only on our z: drive (a server) and is not stored locally. Therefore, why do I see all the images correctly and nobody else does? The only explanation I could think of is that Word stores "c:\software\nemo" within the document. Are you certain you don't have a copy still on your hard drive? There's a setting in Tools/Options/Save that will create copies of network files, locally, and this may be influencing things. Also, the MergeFormatINET switch could be storing that original path (where you can't see it). Cindy Meister INTER-Solutions, Switzerland http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 8 2004) http://www.word.mvps.org This reply is posted in the Newsgroup; please post any follow question or reply in the newsgroup and not by e-mail :-) |
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