[strawbs85]

I'd like to add a footer to my documents showing where the document is saved.
eg: c:/documents/work/profitloss
How can I make this happen automatically on all my word and excel documents?

[JoAnn Paules]

(Resorting to the "teach a man to fish" mode) If you'd use the Help file,
your answers can be easily found. Use the search term "path".


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"strawbs85" wrote in message
...
I'd like to add a footer to my documents showing where the document is
saved.
eg: c:/documents/work/profitloss
How can I make this happen automatically on all my word and excel
documents?

[Joe McGuire]

Not sure about Excell but it is very simple in Word. Go to Insert |
Autotext | Header/Footer and select either Filename or File Name and Path.
You can insert the name anywhere, not jus tin a header/footer. Or you can
insert a Field Code wherever you want. Go to Insert | Field; scroll down to
FileName and select it. If you want the path check the box Add Path to
FileName. Note that this works best if you have already named the document.
Otherwise, it will be named Document 1, 2, 3 . . ., which is probably not
what you want. But whichever way you insert it, you will end up with a
field that can be easily updated (Right click on the field/pathname and
select Update Field).

For more information about fields see:
http://addbalance.com/usersguide/fields.htm

http://addbalance.com/word/wordwebresources.htm#Fields




"strawbs85" wrote in message
...
I'd like to add a footer to my documents showing where the document is
saved.
eg: c:/documents/work/profitloss
How can I make this happen automatically on all my word and excel
documents?

[Joe McGuire]

Actually, there is yet another simple way in Word. Create a footer,
probably on page 1. When you go to View | Header and Footer and go into the
footer a toolbar for Headers & Footers will appear. CLick on Insert
AutoText and select Filename or FileName and Path.

"Joe McGuire" wrote in message
...
Not sure about Excell but it is very simple in Word. Go to Insert |
Autotext | Header/Footer and select either Filename or File Name and Path.
You can insert the name anywhere, not jus tin a header/footer. Or you can
insert a Field Code wherever you want. Go to Insert | Field; scroll down
to FileName and select it. If you want the path check the box Add Path
to FileName. Note that this works best if you have already named the
document. Otherwise, it will be named Document 1, 2, 3 . . ., which is
probably not what you want. But whichever way you insert it, you will end
up with a field that can be easily updated (Right click on the
field/pathname and select Update Field).

For more information about fields see:
http://addbalance.com/usersguide/fields.htm

http://addbalance.com/word/wordwebresources.htm#Fields




"strawbs85" wrote in message
...
I'd like to add a footer to my documents showing where the document is
saved.
eg: c:/documents/work/profitloss
How can I make this happen automatically on all my word and excel
documents?