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Is there a way to get software to default to the C: drive for saves?
I don't use the My Documents inside inside the Documents and Settings default folder. Instead I place a folder off the c: root drive for each web site I'm working on. Word (and everything else it seems) defaults to My Documents inside Documents & Settings and each time I save for the first time in a session, I have to change to the C: drive and select the folder I want to use. In the File Save box, when I click on the arrow for the drop down list to change to the root, it ALWAYS takes 10 to 15 seconds for the drop down list to appear. It's done that on each PC I've used and right now my OS install is only about 2 months old, with little clutter in the Registry. Very annoying of course. Is there a way to speed that up? OR Is there a way to get software to default to the C: drive for saves? |
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Is there a way to get software to default to the C: drive for saves?
"RedOne77" wrote in message
... I don't use the My Documents inside inside the Documents and Settings default folder. Instead I place a folder off the c: root drive for each web site I'm working on. Which I seem to recall is not a particularly sensible thing to - the reason for that escapes me at the moment. Is there a way to get software to default to the C: drive for saves? as you don't tell us what version of Word you are using, there is an option within word Options to change the default location for documents. Whether or not you can set it to the root of C I don't know - I suspect not. |
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Is there a way to get software to default to the C: drive for saves?
You didn't mention the version of Office you're using.
In Word prior to 2007, you can set the default document location in Tools=Options=File Locations. In Word 2007, Office Files Button=Word Options=Advanced and scroll to the bottom for the [File Locations] button. There are similar settings in Excel and Powerpoint. ============= "RedOne77" wrote in message ... I don't use the My Documents inside inside the Documents and Settings default folder. Instead I place a folder off the c: root drive for each web site I'm working on. Word (and everything else it seems) defaults to My Documents inside Documents & Settings and each time I save for the first time in a session, I have to change to the C: drive and select the folder I want to use. In the File Save box, when I click on the arrow for the drop down list to change to the root, it ALWAYS takes 10 to 15 seconds for the drop down list to appear. It's done that on each PC I've used and right now my OS install is only about 2 months old, with little clutter in the Registry. Very annoying of course. Is there a way to speed that up? OR Is there a way to get software to default to the C: drive for saves? -- Bob Buckland ?:-) MS Office System Products MVP *Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends* |
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Is there a way to get software to default to the C: drive for saves?
You can also add folders (shortcuts) to the placebar of the File Open/Save
dialogs in versions of Word prior to W2007. So one click will change the active folder when you save. If you need any further pointers, please let us know OS and Office versions. -- Terry Farrell - MSWord MVP "RedOne77" wrote in message ... I don't use the My Documents inside inside the Documents and Settings default folder. Instead I place a folder off the c: root drive for each web site I'm working on. Word (and everything else it seems) defaults to My Documents inside Documents & Settings and each time I save for the first time in a session, I have to change to the C: drive and select the folder I want to use. In the File Save box, when I click on the arrow for the drop down list to change to the root, it ALWAYS takes 10 to 15 seconds for the drop down list to appear. It's done that on each PC I've used and right now my OS install is only about 2 months old, with little clutter in the Registry. Very annoying of course. Is there a way to speed that up? OR Is there a way to get software to default to the C: drive for saves? |
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Is there a way to get software to default to the C: drive for saves?
On Wed, 06 Feb 2008 12:12:34 -0600, RedOne77 wrote:
I don't use the My Documents inside inside the Documents and Settings default folder. Instead I place a folder off the c: root drive for each web site I'm working on. Word (and everything else it seems) defaults to My Documents inside Documents & Settings and each time I save for the first time in a session, I have to change to the C: drive and select the folder I want to use. In the File Save box, when I click on the arrow for the drop down list to change to the root, it ALWAYS takes 10 to 15 seconds for the drop down list to appear. It's done that on each PC I've used and right now my OS install is only about 2 months old, with little clutter in the Registry. Very annoying of course. Is there a way to speed that up? OR Is there a way to get software to default to the C: drive for saves? Let me clarify. I have changed the default in Word and that is working fine. Every other program such as PhotoShop and Corel, and many more including applets for file uploads, always default to the Doc & Settings subfolder for the logged on user user. I don't use that and don't want to. I keep a My Documents as a folder on the C: drive for convenience and past habits from older versions. I don't want to change, but I don't want to have to wait about 10 seconds each time I want to click and select the C drive each time. It's really the time lag that bugs me. From earlier post: In the File Save box, when I click on the arrow for the drop down list to change to the root, it ALWAYS takes 10 to 15 seconds for the drop down list to appear. It's done that on each PC I've used and right now my OS install is only about 2 months old, with little clutter in the Registry. Very annoying of course. |
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Is there a way to get software to default to the C: drive for saves?
If you add it to the place bar it should be virtually instant. Did you read
all the replies? -- Terry Farrell - MSWord MVP "RedOne77" wrote in message ... On Wed, 06 Feb 2008 12:12:34 -0600, RedOne77 wrote: I don't use the My Documents inside inside the Documents and Settings default folder. Instead I place a folder off the c: root drive for each web site I'm working on. Word (and everything else it seems) defaults to My Documents inside Documents & Settings and each time I save for the first time in a session, I have to change to the C: drive and select the folder I want to use. In the File Save box, when I click on the arrow for the drop down list to change to the root, it ALWAYS takes 10 to 15 seconds for the drop down list to appear. It's done that on each PC I've used and right now my OS install is only about 2 months old, with little clutter in the Registry. Very annoying of course. Is there a way to speed that up? OR Is there a way to get software to default to the C: drive for saves? Let me clarify. I have changed the default in Word and that is working fine. Every other program such as PhotoShop and Corel, and many more including applets for file uploads, always default to the Doc & Settings subfolder for the logged on user user. I don't use that and don't want to. I keep a My Documents as a folder on the C: drive for convenience and past habits from older versions. I don't want to change, but I don't want to have to wait about 10 seconds each time I want to click and select the C drive each time. It's really the time lag that bugs me. From earlier post: In the File Save box, when I click on the arrow for the drop down list to change to the root, it ALWAYS takes 10 to 15 seconds for the drop down list to appear. It's done that on each PC I've used and right now my OS install is only about 2 months old, with little clutter in the Registry. Very annoying of course. |
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Is there a way to get software to default to the C: drive for saves?
Have you set the C:\ drive as the location for "Word documents" on the File
Locations tab of Tools | Options in Word? -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "RedOne77" wrote in message ... On Wed, 06 Feb 2008 12:12:34 -0600, RedOne77 wrote: I don't use the My Documents inside inside the Documents and Settings default folder. Instead I place a folder off the c: root drive for each web site I'm working on. Word (and everything else it seems) defaults to My Documents inside Documents & Settings and each time I save for the first time in a session, I have to change to the C: drive and select the folder I want to use. In the File Save box, when I click on the arrow for the drop down list to change to the root, it ALWAYS takes 10 to 15 seconds for the drop down list to appear. It's done that on each PC I've used and right now my OS install is only about 2 months old, with little clutter in the Registry. Very annoying of course. Is there a way to speed that up? OR Is there a way to get software to default to the C: drive for saves? Let me clarify. I have changed the default in Word and that is working fine. Every other program such as PhotoShop and Corel, and many more including applets for file uploads, always default to the Doc & Settings subfolder for the logged on user user. I don't use that and don't want to. I keep a My Documents as a folder on the C: drive for convenience and past habits from older versions. I don't want to change, but I don't want to have to wait about 10 seconds each time I want to click and select the C drive each time. It's really the time lag that bugs me. From earlier post: In the File Save box, when I click on the arrow for the drop down list to change to the root, it ALWAYS takes 10 to 15 seconds for the drop down list to appear. It's done that on each PC I've used and right now my OS install is only about 2 months old, with little clutter in the Registry. Very annoying of course. |
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