Saving a file to My Documents

[altovino]

There is probably an easy answer to this, but I cant find it or solve
it on my own.

I am running XP pro and Office 2003.

When I open any attachment from an email and then go to save it, the
default location is somewhere in the bowls of Windows instead of "My
Documents". I have checked and in Office, the "Save to Default
Location" is "My Documents". But I have to navigate there when I save
an emailed file...

Any ideas on how to get Windows to get out of this annoying habit?

Many thanks in advance....

 

[BillW50]

There is probably an easy answer to this, but I cant find it or solve
it on my own.

I am running XP pro and Office 2003.

When I open any attachment from an email and then go to save it, the
default location is somewhere in the bowls of Windows instead of "My
Documents". I have checked and in Office, the "Save to Default
Location" is "My Documents". But I have to navigate there when I save
an emailed file...

Any ideas on how to get Windows to get out of this annoying habit?

Many thanks in advance....

Windows should have included this. But for this problem and many others,
I love the freeware Folder Guide.

http://www.freeware365.com/desktop/folderguide.htm

 

[Jack Doyle]

I think you mean "bowels," not "bowls." Anyways... you could always
click the "My Documents" button on the left-hand side of the window that
pops up. Seems a lot simpler than using the Windows Folder Guide to
save a list of your top one favorite folders.

 

[altovino]

I think you mean "bowels," not "bowls." Anyways... you could always
click the "My Documents" button on the left-hand side of the window that
pops up. Seems a lot simpler than using the Windows Folder Guide to
save a list of your top one favorite folders.

I did mean "bowels"....

Any suggestions to save a few dozen clicks a day? I am thinking the
registry may need to be tweaked - i hate going there...
But seems there should be a way when i click save or save as, it opens
my documents instead of the bowls/bowels of windows...
thanks!

 

[Jack Doyle]

I've been looking for a solution to the same problem for a few days
now.. but I haven't had much time to dedicate to it and I haven't had
much luck yet (of course, that's why I'm still looking).

Anyways... if you do come across anything, please follow-up and let me know.

 

[BillW50]

I did mean "bowels"....

Any suggestions to save a few dozen clicks a day? I am thinking the
registry may need to be tweaked - i hate going there...
But seems there should be a way when i click save or save as, it opens
my documents instead of the bowls/bowels of windows...
thanks!

Yes you can tweak the registry, but it will change again so what good
would that be? Folder Guide is the answer.

 

[Terry]

On 5/3/2007 12:10 PM On a whim, Jack Doyle pounded out on the keyboard

I've been looking for a solution to the same problem for a few days
now.. but I haven't had much time to dedicate to it and I haven't had
much luck yet (of course, that's why I'm still looking).

Anyways... if you do come across anything, please follow-up and let me know.

Jack,

FYI, I have my newsreader (TB) set to View Unread messages. When
someone snips everything from a post prior to a reply, it looks as if
they're talking to themselves. It would be helpful to leave enough of
the prior post so others can see what it is that you're talking about.

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[Terry]

On 5/3/2007 12:02 PM On a whim, (e-mail address removed) pounded out on the
keyboard

I did mean "bowels"....

Any suggestions to save a few dozen clicks a day? I am thinking the
registry may need to be tweaked - i hate going there...
But seems there should be a way when i click save or save as, it opens
my documents instead of the bowls/bowels of windows...
thanks!

What program are you using? Most of my programs allow you to customize
where you want your default Open folder to be.

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[BillW50]

On 5/3/2007 12:10 PM On a whim, Jack Doyle pounded out on the keyboard


Jack,

FYI, I have my newsreader (TB) set to View Unread messages. When
someone snips everything from a post prior to a reply, it looks as if
they're talking to themselves. It would be helpful to leave enough of
the prior post so others can see what it is that you're talking about.

What kind of newsreader are you using that doesn't allow you to group
threads together?

Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.1.3)
Gecko/20070326 Thunderbird/2.0.0.0 Mnenhy/0.7.5.0

Oh I see!

 

[BillW50]

On 5/3/2007 12:10 PM On a whim, Jack Doyle pounded out on the keyboard


Jack,

FYI, I have my newsreader (TB) set to View Unread messages. When
someone snips everything from a post prior to a reply, it looks as if
they're talking to themselves. It would be helpful to leave enough of
the prior post so others can see what it is that you're talking about.

What kind of newsreader are you using that doesn't allow you to group
threads together?

Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.1.3)
Gecko/20070326 Thunderbird/2.0.0.0 Mnenhy/0.7.5.0

Oh I see!

 

[Terry]

On 5/3/2007 12:57 PM On a whim, BillW50 pounded out on the keyboard

What kind of newsreader are you using that doesn't allow you to group
threads together?

Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.1.3)
Gecko/20070326 Thunderbird/2.0.0.0 Mnenhy/0.7.5.0

Oh I see!

I said I had my "settings" that way. Has nothing to do with TB.

If someone is going to snip, it's always been proper to include enough
of the prior text so someone reading even one post can tell what's going
on. Why should someone have to go back and read a different post just
to understand someones response?

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[BillW50]

On 5/3/2007 12:57 PM On a whim, BillW50 pounded out on the keyboard


I said I had my "settings" that way. Has nothing to do with TB.

If someone is going to snip, it's always been proper to include enough
of the prior text so someone reading even one post can tell what's
going on. Why should someone have to go back and read a different
post just to understand someones response?

Yes I know... but with the right newsreader, it is so simple. So no big
deal. Only amateurs would complain right?

 

[Terry]

On 5/3/2007 1:37 PM On a whim, BillW50 pounded out on the keyboard

Yes I know... but with the right newsreader, it is so simple. So no big
deal. Only amateurs would complain right?

With the right newsreader? That's an educated comment.

Only amateurs would complain? About the inability of people to do
something correctly? Who's the amateur?

Do you have anything worthwhile to discuss?

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Terry

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[Jack Doyle]

Jack,

FYI, I have my newsreader (TB) set to View Unread messages. When
someone snips everything from a post prior to a reply, it looks as if
they're talking to themselves. It would be helpful to leave enough of
the prior post so others can see what it is that you're talking about.

My apologies. I actually had to re-start this message because I deleted
the quoted text. I have my newsreader to show me the thread but
highlight unread messages. I guess it is just a matter of preference,
but I'll try to keep what you said in mind.

I certainly don't need people thinking that I'm talking to myself... on
top of my other oddities, that may be the straw that breaks the camel's
back.

 

[Jack Doyle]

What kind of newsreader are you using that doesn't allow you to group
threads together?

Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.1.3)
Gecko/20070326 Thunderbird/2.0.0.0 Mnenhy/0.7.5.0

Oh I see!

I'm using Mozilla Thunderbird myself and it allows me to group them
together very nicely. They are perfectly threaded. As I read through
messages, I just press "N" and it takes me to the next unread message in
the group.

 

[Jack Doyle]

I said I had my "settings" that way. Has nothing to do with TB.

If someone is going to snip, it's always been proper to include enough
of the prior text so someone reading even one post can tell what's going
on. Why should someone have to go back and read a different post just
to understand someones response?

Well, Terry, I have to say, again, that it is a matter of preference.
When I click a new message, especially in a thread that I *have* been
following, I find it very troublesome to have to scroll through multiple
pages of quoted text that I have already read (or could simply read
through again if necessary, since the entire thread is laid out above)
in order to get to the part of the message that is new.

I don't want to start a debate about it. Certainly each of us is
entitled to his or her own opinion, but you should consider allowing TB
to show you the entire thread. Messages that are new will be bolded. If
a thread is collapsed, it will be underlined if it contains a new
message. If you press "N" it will automatically take you to the next
unread message if those are the only ones you are interested in reading,
which makes perfect sense.

At least then, if you need to go back and review the thread--I do it all
the time--you'll be able to do so very easily.

 

[Jack Doyle]

Yes I know... but with the right newsreader, it is so simple. So no big
deal. Only amateurs would complain right?

We're getting completely off track... but I will mention one more time..
I like to go through all of my messages with the keyboard. It is so
much faster. Having to scroll through what amounts to two to three
pages of quoted text to get to two lines of new material seems
counter-productive. If I need to catch up on the thread, I can do so
very easily because the entire thread is laid out in the message list
above the actual message.

 

[Jack Doyle]

According to a page I just found about newsgroup etiquette
(http://tinyurl.com/2x8dbq):

"Keep quoted text to a minimum. When quoting a previous post, edit out
the non-relevant parts of the message. Remove salutations and
signatures. A good rule of thumb is, there should not be more quoted
text than new text."

 

[Terry]

I said I had my "settings" that way. Has nothing to do with TB.

If someone is going to snip, it's always been proper to include enough
of the prior text so someone reading even one post can tell what's going
on. Why should someone have to go back and read a different post just
to understand someones response?

Well, Terry, I have to say, again, that it is a matter of preference.
When I click a new message, especially in a thread that I *have* been
following, I find it very troublesome to have to scroll through multiple
pages of quoted text that I have already read (or could simply read
through again if necessary, since the entire thread is laid out above)
in order to get to the part of the message that is new.

I don't want to start a debate about it. Certainly each of us is
entitled to his or her own opinion, but you should consider allowing TB
to show you the entire thread. Messages that are new will be bolded. If
a thread is collapsed, it will be underlined if it contains a new
message. If you press "N" it will automatically take you to the next
unread message if those are the only ones you are interested in reading,
which makes perfect sense.

At least then, if you need to go back and review the thread--I do it all
the time--you'll be able to do so very easily.
[/QUOTE]

Hi Jack,

I've been using TB since .4 so I'm quite familiar with how it works. I
just recently started viewing only unread messages in groups with large
amounts of activity because it was much quicker to follow threads,
especially ones that continue on for weeks (so I don't have to page down
forever to find it).

But personal preference and snipping etiquette is completely different.
I understand your reasoning on long messages. But if a poster leaves
enough of the prior text when replying, it helps keep it cohesive,
rather than jumping back and forth between posts to figure out what
someone was talking about. Don't you agree?

I intentionally left all the text above because I am directly responding
to it. If there were posts from others, I would have snipped it out.

BTW, do you know that in TB, clicking in a message and pressing "End"
takes you to the bottom of the message? No scrolling involved.

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[Jack Doyle]

BTW, do you know that in TB, clicking in a message and pressing "End"
takes you to the bottom of the message? No scrolling involved.

I just tried that. I clicked on a message and pressed "end" and it took
me to the end of the message list. Unfortunately, I think you mean I
have to click inside the message text itself, right?

If a thread goes on for weeks, it makes no difference... new messages
still stand out and when you are in the message list, just press "N" to
find the next unread message.

I will try to be mindful of what you are saying, but in my opinion,
replying to a message doesn't require any quoted text, as it shows up in
the thread as a response to the message. When replying to a particular
PART of a message, on the other hand, it makes perfect sense to quote
the part of the message you are responding to.

To each his own.