I need the Favorites icon that appears in MS Word 97 that no longer appear in
MS Word 2003. I need it for MS Word 2003

You will want to modify the My Places bar. See
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=282087 for step by step
instructions.

--
Dawn Crosier
Microsoft MVP
"Education Lasts a Lifetime"

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"Joel" wrote in message
...
I need the Favorites icon that appears in MS Word 97 that no longer
appear in
MS Word 2003. I need it for MS Word 2003

Check out the Work menu. Or do you really want to use Word to browse the
Internet?
http://addbalance.com/word/workmenu.htm.

--
Charles Kenyon

Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word

Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide

See also the MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome!
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"Joel" wrote in message
...
I need the Favorites icon that appears in MS Word 97 that no longer appear
in
MS Word 2003. I need it for MS Word 2003

Thank you Charles, but I want to access folders and not individual files.

"Charles Kenyon" wrote:

Check out the Work menu. Or do you really want to use Word to browse the
Internet?
http://addbalance.com/word/workmenu.htm.

--
Charles Kenyon

Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word

Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide

See also the MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome!
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"Joel" wrote in message
...
I need the Favorites icon that appears in MS Word 97 that no longer appear
in
MS Word 2003. I need it for MS Word 2003

I don't understand what you want here.

"Favorites" is on the Web Toolbar in Word 2003 as well as Word 97. Are you
talking about something else?

--
Enjoy,
Tony

"Joel" wrote in message
...
Thank you Charles, but I want to access folders and not individual files.

"Charles Kenyon" wrote:

Check out the Work menu. Or do you really want to use Word to browse the
Internet?
http://addbalance.com/word/workmenu.htm.

--
Charles Kenyon

Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word

Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide

See also the MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome!
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"Joel" wrote in message
...
I need the Favorites icon that appears in MS Word 97 that no longer
appear
in
MS Word 2003. I need it for MS Word 2003

If you are referring to setting some Word files/folders as favorites in Word
2003, it appears that the powers-that-be in Redmond have decided we don't
need that any more. We are supposed to enjoy the My Places thingie. My
Places (actually, they aren't mine: they would be yours, but we are stuck
with Microsoft lingo) is actually fine for a few bookmarks, particularly if
they don't change too much. But no more Word favorites. I am sure somebody
out in Redmond could explain why we don't need something we have relied on
for a long time, if you could actually ask somebody. Maybe that's why the
Crabby Office lady is so crabby these days.

I have worked around this by creating a "Place" for Word bookmarks. Then
using Windows Explorer I find the files/folders I want to bookmark and mark
them thusly in Win Explorer. It's pretty klutzy, but until somebody shows
me a better way, it is the only way I can think of to still use Word
bookmarks..


"Joel" wrote in message
...
I need the Favorites icon that appears in MS Word 97 that no longer appear
in
MS Word 2003. I need it for MS Word 2003

You can still put shortcuts to anything you like in your Favorites folder
and put the Favorites folder on your Places bar. The only thing that is
missing is the "Add to Favorites" button in the dialog.

--
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.

"Joe McGuire" wrote in message
...
If you are referring to setting some Word files/folders as favorites in
Word
2003, it appears that the powers-that-be in Redmond have decided we don't
need that any more. We are supposed to enjoy the My Places thingie. My
Places (actually, they aren't mine: they would be yours, but we are stuck
with Microsoft lingo) is actually fine for a few bookmarks, particularly
if
they don't change too much. But no more Word favorites. I am sure
somebody
out in Redmond could explain why we don't need something we have relied on
for a long time, if you could actually ask somebody. Maybe that's why the
Crabby Office lady is so crabby these days.

I have worked around this by creating a "Place" for Word bookmarks. Then
using Windows Explorer I find the files/folders I want to bookmark and
mark
them thusly in Win Explorer. It's pretty klutzy, but until somebody shows
me a better way, it is the only way I can think of to still use Word
bookmarks..


"Joel" wrote in message
...
I need the Favorites icon that appears in MS Word 97 that no longer
appear
in
MS Word 2003. I need it for MS Word 2003

Forgive me if this has been answered elsewhere, as I see I'm not the only one
upset that Favorites has been messed with in Office 2003. I figured out how
to add my Favorites folder to My Places but when I follow your instructions
and try to Add to Favorites from the Web Tool Bar in Word (trying to add a
Word document to my Favorites list), it will only let me save it as a url,
which obviously does not work. I cannot get a Word file to save to my
Favorites.

How about an Office 2003 update that gives us Favorites back like it used to
be?

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

You can still put shortcuts to anything you like in your Favorites folder
and put the Favorites folder on your Places bar. The only thing that is
missing is the "Add to Favorites" button in the dialog.

--
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.

"Joe McGuire" wrote in message
...
If you are referring to setting some Word files/folders as favorites in
Word
2003, it appears that the powers-that-be in Redmond have decided we don't
need that any more. We are supposed to enjoy the My Places thingie. My
Places (actually, they aren't mine: they would be yours, but we are stuck
with Microsoft lingo) is actually fine for a few bookmarks, particularly
if
they don't change too much. But no more Word favorites. I am sure
somebody
out in Redmond could explain why we don't need something we have relied on
for a long time, if you could actually ask somebody. Maybe that's why the
Crabby Office lady is so crabby these days.

I have worked around this by creating a "Place" for Word bookmarks. Then
using Windows Explorer I find the files/folders I want to bookmark and
mark
them thusly in Win Explorer. It's pretty klutzy, but until somebody shows
me a better way, it is the only way I can think of to still use Word
bookmarks..


"Joel" wrote in message
...
I need the Favorites icon that appears in MS Word 97 that no longer
appear
in
MS Word 2003. I need it for MS Word 2003

One way would be to add a shortcut to your Favorites folder to the Windows
Send To folder. Then you can create a shortcut to your document and use Send
To to send it to the Favorites folder. I'll grant you there is no really
simple way to do this. Are you already aware of the Work menu
(http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/General/WorkMenu.htm)? This might go a long way
toward providing the functionality you need.

--
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.

"Clairemere" wrote in message
...
Forgive me if this has been answered elsewhere, as I see I'm not the only
one
upset that Favorites has been messed with in Office 2003. I figured out
how
to add my Favorites folder to My Places but when I follow your
instructions
and try to Add to Favorites from the Web Tool Bar in Word (trying to add a
Word document to my Favorites list), it will only let me save it as a url,
which obviously does not work. I cannot get a Word file to save to my
Favorites.

How about an Office 2003 update that gives us Favorites back like it used
to
be?

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

You can still put shortcuts to anything you like in your Favorites
folder
and put the Favorites folder on your Places bar. The only thing that is
missing is the "Add to Favorites" button in the dialog.

--
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.

"Joe McGuire" wrote in message
...
If you are referring to setting some Word files/folders as favorites
in
Word
2003, it appears that the powers-that-be in Redmond have decided we
don't
need that any more. We are supposed to enjoy the My Places thingie.
My
Places (actually, they aren't mine: they would be yours, but we are
stuck
with Microsoft lingo) is actually fine for a few bookmarks,
particularly
if
they don't change too much. But no more Word favorites. I am sure
somebody
out in Redmond could explain why we don't need something we have
relied on
for a long time, if you could actually ask somebody. Maybe that's why
the
Crabby Office lady is so crabby these days.

I have worked around this by creating a "Place" for Word bookmarks.
Then
using Windows Explorer I find the files/folders I want to bookmark and
mark
them thusly in Win Explorer. It's pretty klutzy, but until somebody
shows
me a better way, it is the only way I can think of to still use Word
bookmarks..


"Joel" wrote in message
...
I need the Favorites icon that appears in MS Word 97 that no longer
appear
in
MS Word 2003. I need it for MS Word 2003

What a pain! I don't understand why they would get rid of Favorites as it
before Office 2003. It was extremely useful. Chalk that one up to
stupidity. Thank you for your assistance.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

One way would be to add a shortcut to your Favorites folder to the Windows
Send To folder. Then you can create a shortcut to your document and use Send
To to send it to the Favorites folder. I'll grant you there is no really
simple way to do this. Are you already aware of the Work menu
(http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/General/WorkMenu.htm)? This might go a long way
toward providing the functionality you need.

--
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.

"Clairemere" wrote in message
...
Forgive me if this has been answered elsewhere, as I see I'm not the only
one
upset that Favorites has been messed with in Office 2003. I figured out
how
to add my Favorites folder to My Places but when I follow your
instructions
and try to Add to Favorites from the Web Tool Bar in Word (trying to add a
Word document to my Favorites list), it will only let me save it as a url,
which obviously does not work. I cannot get a Word file to save to my
Favorites.

How about an Office 2003 update that gives us Favorites back like it used
to
be?

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

You can still put shortcuts to anything you like in your Favorites
folder
and put the Favorites folder on your Places bar. The only thing that is
missing is the "Add to Favorites" button in the dialog.

--
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.

"Joe McGuire" wrote in message
...
If you are referring to setting some Word files/folders as favorites
in
Word
2003, it appears that the powers-that-be in Redmond have decided we
don't
need that any more. We are supposed to enjoy the My Places thingie.
My
Places (actually, they aren't mine: they would be yours, but we are
stuck
with Microsoft lingo) is actually fine for a few bookmarks,
particularly
if
they don't change too much. But no more Word favorites. I am sure
somebody
out in Redmond could explain why we don't need something we have
relied on
for a long time, if you could actually ask somebody. Maybe that's why
the
Crabby Office lady is so crabby these days.

I have worked around this by creating a "Place" for Word bookmarks.
Then
using Windows Explorer I find the files/folders I want to bookmark and
mark
them thusly in Win Explorer. It's pretty klutzy, but until somebody
shows
me a better way, it is the only way I can think of to still use Word
bookmarks..


"Joel" wrote in message
...
I need the Favorites icon that appears in MS Word 97 that no longer
appear
in
MS Word 2003. I need it for MS Word 2003

A lot of users complained about Favorites because it was so unselective. I
use Favorites only for Web sites, but if I were using it for documents as
well, I'd never be able to find anything.

--
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.

"Clairemere" wrote in message
...
What a pain! I don't understand why they would get rid of Favorites as it
before Office 2003. It was extremely useful. Chalk that one up to
stupidity. Thank you for your assistance.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

One way would be to add a shortcut to your Favorites folder to the
Windows
Send To folder. Then you can create a shortcut to your document and use
Send
To to send it to the Favorites folder. I'll grant you there is no really
simple way to do this. Are you already aware of the Work menu
(http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/General/WorkMenu.htm)? This might go a long
way
toward providing the functionality you need.

--
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.

"Clairemere" wrote in message
...
Forgive me if this has been answered elsewhere, as I see I'm not the
only
one
upset that Favorites has been messed with in Office 2003. I figured
out
how
to add my Favorites folder to My Places but when I follow your
instructions
and try to Add to Favorites from the Web Tool Bar in Word (trying to
add a
Word document to my Favorites list), it will only let me save it as a
url,
which obviously does not work. I cannot get a Word file to save to my
Favorites.

How about an Office 2003 update that gives us Favorites back like it
used
to
be?

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

You can still put shortcuts to anything you like in your Favorites
folder
and put the Favorites folder on your Places bar. The only thing that
is
missing is the "Add to Favorites" button in the dialog.

--
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.

"Joe McGuire" wrote in message
...
If you are referring to setting some Word files/folders as
favorites
in
Word
2003, it appears that the powers-that-be in Redmond have decided
we
don't
need that any more. We are supposed to enjoy the My Places
thingie.
My
Places (actually, they aren't mine: they would be yours, but we
are
stuck
with Microsoft lingo) is actually fine for a few bookmarks,
particularly
if
they don't change too much. But no more Word favorites. I am
sure
somebody
out in Redmond could explain why we don't need something we have
relied on
for a long time, if you could actually ask somebody. Maybe that's
why
the
Crabby Office lady is so crabby these days.

I have worked around this by creating a "Place" for Word
bookmarks.
Then
using Windows Explorer I find the files/folders I want to bookmark
and
mark
them thusly in Win Explorer. It's pretty klutzy, but until
somebody
shows
me a better way, it is the only way I can think of to still use
Word
bookmarks..


"Joel" wrote in message
...
I need the Favorites icon that appears in MS Word 97 that no
longer
appear
in
MS Word 2003. I need it for MS Word 2003

Agreed - the Places bar is far more versatile
http://www.gmayor.com/customize_the_word_places_bar.htm

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org


Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote:
A lot of users complained about Favorites because it was so
unselective. I use Favorites only for Web sites, but if I were using
it for documents as well, I'd never be able to find anything.


"Clairemere" wrote in message
...
What a pain! I don't understand why they would get rid of Favorites
as it before Office 2003. It was extremely useful. Chalk that one
up to stupidity. Thank you for your assistance.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

One way would be to add a shortcut to your Favorites folder to the
Windows Send To folder. Then you can create a shortcut to your
document and use Send To to send it to the Favorites folder. I'll
grant you there is no really simple way to do this. Are you already
aware of the Work menu
(http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/General/WorkMenu.htm)? This might go a
long way toward providing the functionality you need.

--
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.

"Clairemere" wrote in message
...
Forgive me if this has been answered elsewhere, as I see I'm not
the only one upset that Favorites has been messed with in Office
2003. I figured out how to add my Favorites folder to My Places
but when I follow your instructions and try to Add to Favorites
from the Web Tool Bar in Word (trying to add a Word document to my
Favorites list), it will only let me save it as a url, which
obviously does not work. I cannot get a Word file to save to my
Favorites.

How about an Office 2003 update that gives us Favorites back like
it used to be?

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

You can still put shortcuts to anything you like in your
Favorites folder and put the Favorites folder on your Places bar.
The only thing that is missing is the "Add to Favorites" button
in the dialog.

--
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.

"Joe McGuire" wrote in message
...
If you are referring to setting some Word files/folders as
favorites
in
Word
2003, it appears that the powers-that-be in Redmond have decided
we don't need that any more. We are supposed to enjoy the My
Places thingie. My Places (actually, they aren't mine: they
would be yours, but we are stuck with Microsoft lingo) is
actually fine for a few bookmarks, particularly if they don't
change too much. But no more Word favorites. I am sure
somebody out in Redmond could explain why we don't need
something we have relied on for a long time, if you could
actually ask somebody. Maybe that's why the Crabby Office lady
is so crabby these days.

I have worked around this by creating a "Place" for Word
bookmarks. Then using Windows Explorer I find the files/folders
I want to bookmark and mark them thusly in Win Explorer. It's
pretty klutzy, but until somebody shows me a better way, it is
the only way I can think of to still use Word bookmarks..


"Joel" wrote in message
...
I need the Favorites icon that appears in MS Word 97 that no
longer appear in
MS Word 2003. I need it for MS Word 2003

I think it's not Favorites per se that users miss but rather the ability to
select a file and, with one click (on the "Add to Favorites" button), add a
shortcut to it in the Favorites folder.

--
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.

"Graham Mayor" wrote in message
...
Agreed - the Places bar is far more versatile
http://www.gmayor.com/customize_the_word_places_bar.htm

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org


Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote:
A lot of users complained about Favorites because it was so
unselective. I use Favorites only for Web sites, but if I were using
it for documents as well, I'd never be able to find anything.


"Clairemere" wrote in message
...
What a pain! I don't understand why they would get rid of Favorites
as it before Office 2003. It was extremely useful. Chalk that one
up to stupidity. Thank you for your assistance.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

One way would be to add a shortcut to your Favorites folder to the
Windows Send To folder. Then you can create a shortcut to your
document and use Send To to send it to the Favorites folder. I'll
grant you there is no really simple way to do this. Are you already
aware of the Work menu
(http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/General/WorkMenu.htm)? This might go a
long way toward providing the functionality you need.

--
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.

"Clairemere" wrote in message
...
Forgive me if this has been answered elsewhere, as I see I'm not
the only one upset that Favorites has been messed with in Office
2003. I figured out how to add my Favorites folder to My Places
but when I follow your instructions and try to Add to Favorites
from the Web Tool Bar in Word (trying to add a Word document to my
Favorites list), it will only let me save it as a url, which
obviously does not work. I cannot get a Word file to save to my
Favorites.

How about an Office 2003 update that gives us Favorites back like
it used to be?

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

You can still put shortcuts to anything you like in your
Favorites folder and put the Favorites folder on your Places bar.
The only thing that is missing is the "Add to Favorites" button
in the dialog.

--
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.

"Joe McGuire" wrote in message
...
If you are referring to setting some Word files/folders as
favorites
in
Word
2003, it appears that the powers-that-be in Redmond have decided
we don't need that any more. We are supposed to enjoy the My
Places thingie. My Places (actually, they aren't mine: they
would be yours, but we are stuck with Microsoft lingo) is
actually fine for a few bookmarks, particularly if they don't
change too much. But no more Word favorites. I am sure
somebody out in Redmond could explain why we don't need
something we have relied on for a long time, if you could
actually ask somebody. Maybe that's why the Crabby Office lady
is so crabby these days.

I have worked around this by creating a "Place" for Word
bookmarks. Then using Windows Explorer I find the files/folders
I want to bookmark and mark them thusly in Win Explorer. It's
pretty klutzy, but until somebody shows me a better way, it is
the only way I can think of to still use Word bookmarks..


"Joel" wrote in message
...
I need the Favorites icon that appears in MS Word 97 that no
longer appear in
MS Word 2003. I need it for MS Word 2003