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Old 11-27-2007
brie@cheezwhiz.com
 

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Re: add folder to Save As... dialog
Hmmm ... I see. I would think that you would get a more informed
answer if you posted to the Office newsgroup. Perhaps this one:

http://www.microsoft.com/communities...&lang=en&cr=us



On Mon, 26 Nov 2007 20:24:01 -0800, Domenick
<Domenick@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>I guess I should be more specific - I'm not trying to create a NEw folder. I
>want to add to the SHORTCUTS that are all the way to the left in the dialog.
>They are large icons - not the yellow folders. (To see what I mean, open Word
>and save a document. You will see the vertical strip of large icons down the
>left side of the dialog box.)
>
>-Dom
>
>"brie@cheezwhiz.com" wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 26 Nov 2007 10:43:02 -0800, Domenick
>> <Domenick@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>>
>> >I want to be able to add a folder to the Save As... dialog box for ALL of my
>> >applications. I can do this in office by using the Add to Favorite Places
>> >option. How can I add my own folder to the standard Windows dialog so that
>> >its icon shows up with the others (Desktop, Computer, Network, etc.)? I'm
>> >assuming this will involve some sort of registry setting. Is the procedure
>> >the same for all versions of Vista? How about for XP?
>> >
>> >Thanks.

>>
>> It's basically the same procedure to do what you want for both Vista
>> and XP. The major difference is that in XP you have a New Folder
>> button on the Save As dialog tool bar. In Vista, just navigate to the
>> drive (or location) where you want to save the file, right-click in
>> the files area on the right and choose New | Folder. Name the new
>> folder, press Enter to set the name, and voila, the new folder is
>> available in the list on the left. (It is also automatically opened;
>> view the path in the address bar.)
>>
>>
>>
>>

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