Adding more buttons to the generic open file dialog box?

[Brian Parker]

Is there a way to add more shortcuts over on the left side to the standard File Open dialog box in XP?

For example, if I'm using Word '03, and I choose File -> Open, the dialog box pops up and on the
left are 5 shortcuts: My Recent Documents, Desktop, My Documents, My Computer, and My Network
Places. I'd like to add one to this list and I want it to show up no matter what application is
using the dialog box.

-BEP

 

[NewScience]

MS has Common Dialog limited to 5 buttons ... you can chane those to be
whatever you want but it's global (applications all get the same buttons)
and only 5.

Check out File-Ex from www.cottonwoodsw.com. It's free and hooks into the MS
Common Dialog window. Has more options than you probably need and/or
thought of.

 

[Rock]

Is there a way to add more shortcuts over on the left side to the standard
File Open dialog box in XP?

For example, if I'm using Word '03, and I choose File -> Open, the dialog
box pops up and on the left are 5 shortcuts: My Recent Documents, Desktop,
My Documents, My Computer, and My Network Places. I'd like to add one to
this list and I want it to show up no matter what application is using the
dialog box.

Five is it. You can change what five they are, though, using tweakui. Get
it from here:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoys.asp

 

[Brian Parker]

Thanks for the input.

-BEP