| "Les" <
[email protected]>
| wrote in message | Hello, Can anyone tell me if it's possible to tweak Windows to
| add a folder to the left side of the File Save/Open etc dialog
| boxes? Normally Windows XP lists predefined locations, such
| as "My Recent Documents", "Desktop", "My Documents",
| "My Computer", etc, etc. Is it possible to add my own?
| Thanks, Les
Yes, you can customize the Places Bar. That is the vertical button
bar at the left-hand side in the Open and Save [As] dialog boxes.
The following explains how to change the buttons to more frequently
used folders:
For customizing the Places Bar for the Microsoft Windows XP
common dialog box that is used with Notepad, WordPad, Internet
Explorer, etc., see:
Windows & .NET Magazine
August 2001 | Dino Esposito | Scripting Solutions | Instant Doc #21539
Customize the Places Bar
http://www.winnetmag.com/Articles/Index.cfm?ArticleID=21539
For customizing the My Places Bar for Microsoft Office see the
following Microsoft Knowledge Base article [depending on
version of Office]:
KB205041 - OFF2000: How to Customize the Places Bar
http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=205041
KB282087 - HOW TO: Customize the My Places Bar in the "Open"
and "Save As" Dialog Boxes [Office XP]
http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=282087
KB826214 - How To: Customize the My Places Bar in Both the
Open and the Save As Dialog Boxes in Office 2003
http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=826214