Setting default "Save As" directory

[Stu]

We're running into a little glitch here where folks want
to use the "Save As" command to save new documents to a
specific network location.

I've tried the Tools/Options/File Locations settings, but
from what I can tell, that only affects the default path
for the "Save" command, not the "Save As" command.

Can someone please shed some light on this?

Thanks!

Stu

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Save As always defaults to the folder in which the document resides. Save
always defaults to the most recently used folder (it uses the "default"
folder only until you change folders).

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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[Stu]

Thanks for the post, I kinda thought that's what should
be happening, but unfortunately it isn't.

But your post made me think and I realized that there is
a third party influence involved here. The users are
using ACT! and through ACT!, they select a document (on a
network share) to edit which in turn brings up Microsoft
Word. Using Word (XP and 2003) they make their edits,
choose "Save As" where they are then presented with a
save location on their local drives, not the original
network share.

So I guess the problem is that whatever interaction
occurs between ACT! and Word when the document is opened,
Word isn't aware of the original file's location.
So...
Is this to be expected? Or are the two applications not
interacting properly and one (or both) need to be
reinstalled?

Thanks for your time,
Stu