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Using W xp & MS Word 2003. When I have a document open is there any way
that I can see the full path of the file name.
Thanks.

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On 19 Jan 2007 16:46:36 -0800, "trvlnmny" wrote:

Using W xp & MS Word 2003. When I have a document open is there any way
that I can see the full path of the file name.
Thanks.


The method I prefer is to display the Web toolbar, hold down the Ctrl
and Alt keys, and drag a copy of the address box onto the same row
with the menus -- drop it between Help and the "Type a question" box.
It'll always show the full path of whatever document currently has the
focus, and automatically changes if you click into another document.

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An alternative method that I prefer is to add the line
ActiveWindow.Caption = ActiveDocument.FullName
to an autopen macro in normal.dot http://www.gmayor.com/installing_macro.htm

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On 19 Jan 2007 16:46:36 -0800, "trvlnmny" wrote:

Using W xp & MS Word 2003. When I have a document open is there any
way that I can see the full path of the file name.
Thanks.


The method I prefer is to display the Web toolbar, hold down the Ctrl
and Alt keys, and drag a copy of the address box onto the same row
with the menus -- drop it between Help and the "Type a question" box.
It'll always show the full path of whatever document currently has the
focus, and automatically changes if you click into another document.



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Using W xp & MS Word 2003. When I have a document open is there any way
that I can see the full path of the file name.
Thanks.


In Windows XP, open Control Panel. Then click Tools, followed by Folder
Options, followed by View. Untick the box marked "Hide extensions for known
file types". Close Control Panel.

Then, start Word. Open the Word document. Click on File, Properties,
General. Provided the path is not too long, full details should now appear.
The file name (at the top of the page) will show the file extension (usually
doc, although Word can also open files with different extensions, including
rtf, txt, htm and xml)



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Thanks for the reply.I have gone to Control Panel Tools Folder
Options View. There I Checked Display Full Path in Address Bar and
Checked Display Full Path in Title Bar. I unchecked Hide Extensions
for Known File Types. I then clicked Apply to All Folders and OK. I
then Restarted the computer. Yet when I open a document in Word I do
not see the full path name.
Either I am doing something wrong or I misunderstand your directions.


Bob Lucas wrote:
"trvlnmny" wrote in message
oups.com...
Using W xp & MS Word 2003. When I have a document open is there any way
that I can see the full path of the file name.
Thanks.


In Windows XP, open Control Panel. Then click Tools, followed by Folder
Options, followed by View. Untick the box marked "Hide extensions for known
file types". Close Control Panel.

Then, start Word. Open the Word document. Click on File, Properties,
General. Provided the path is not too long, full details should now appear.
The file name (at the top of the page) will show the file extension (usually
doc, although Word can also open files with different extensions, including
rtf, txt, htm and xml)




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Nor will you - unless you look in File Properties General. Use one of
the other methods if you want to see it from the document window.

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trvlnmny wrote:
Thanks for the reply.I have gone to Control Panel Tools Folder
Options View. There I Checked Display Full Path in Address Bar and
Checked Display Full Path in Title Bar. I unchecked Hide Extensions
for Known File Types. I then clicked Apply to All Folders and OK. I
then Restarted the computer. Yet when I open a document in Word I do
not see the full path name.
Either I am doing something wrong or I misunderstand your directions.


Bob Lucas wrote:
"trvlnmny" wrote in message
oups.com...
Using W xp & MS Word 2003. When I have a document open is there any
way that I can see the full path of the file name.
Thanks.


In Windows XP, open Control Panel. Then click Tools, followed by
Folder Options, followed by View. Untick the box marked "Hide
extensions for known file types". Close Control Panel.

Then, start Word. Open the Word document. Click on File,
Properties, General. Provided the path is not too long, full
details should now appear. The file name (at the top of the page)
will show the file extension (usually doc, although Word can also
open files with different extensions, including rtf, txt, htm and
xml)



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The easiest solution is to drag the Web Address Tool onto your Menu Bar (IN
WORD). That's why it has been recommended. You can do the same in Excel too.

BTW, microsoft.word.general does not exist (it was closed about 8 years ago
though some newsservers are still carrying it even now).

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"trvlnmny" wrote in message
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Thanks for the reply.I have gone to Control Panel Tools Folder
Options View. There I Checked Display Full Path in Address Bar and
Checked Display Full Path in Title Bar. I unchecked Hide Extensions
for Known File Types. I then clicked Apply to All Folders and OK. I
then Restarted the computer. Yet when I open a document in Word I do
not see the full path name.
Either I am doing something wrong or I misunderstand your directions.


Bob Lucas wrote:
"trvlnmny" wrote in message
oups.com...
Using W xp & MS Word 2003. When I have a document open is there any way
that I can see the full path of the file name.
Thanks.


In Windows XP, open Control Panel. Then click Tools, followed by Folder
Options, followed by View. Untick the box marked "Hide extensions for
known
file types". Close Control Panel.

Then, start Word. Open the Word document. Click on File, Properties,
General. Provided the path is not too long, full details should now
appear.
The file name (at the top of the page) will show the file extension
(usually
doc, although Word can also open files with different extensions,
including
rtf, txt, htm and xml)



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