How can I determine the URL of a document?

[Lynn DeLaMare]

My boss doesn't want emails, attachments, etc.; he just wants to know the
path of a document, and he'll review it there.

How can I get it printed out w/o having to hand-type it in?

I'm using Word 2003.

 

[JoAnn Paules]

I do this often at work but there may be a better way than what I use. The
files in question are almost always files that I access often so I have
shortcuts on my desktop. I right-click on them, select Properties, and then
copy what's in the path and paste it into emails. Like I said, there may be
better ways but it works for me.

 

[Thomas M.]

1. View > Header and Footer, then switch to the footer
2. Insert > Field
3. Scroll down the Field Names list and select FileName
4. Select the desired format (I like title case)
5. Check the "Add path to filename" box

That will put the full path and file name at the bottom of each page of the
document. I would also recommend adding the date and time that the file was
last saved. To do that:

1. View > Header and Footer, then switch to the footer
2. Type: Last Updated:
a. Put one or two spaces after the colon
3. Insert > Field
4. Scroll down the Field Names list and select DocProperty
5. Select LastSavedTime from the Property list

Now, not only do you have the full path and file name, but you also know the
last time the document was saved, and therefore how recent/outdated the
information may be.

I put these two fields at the bottom of every document that I create. In
fact, I created a template that contains these two fields and all of my
documents are based on that template. BTW, you can do this in Excel too.

--Tom

 

[Beth Melton]

Locate the document in the Windows Explorer, right-click the Address bar and
select Copy.

Alternatively, in the Open or Save As dialog box click the "Up One Level"
button, right-click the document folder, click Explore, and then use the
step provided above.

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assistance by email cannot be acknowledged.

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Beth Melton
Microsoft Office MVP

Coauthor of Word 2007 Inside Out:
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