toolbar

  • Thread starter Thread starter Guest
  • Start date Start date
G

Guest

Currently, I have a toolbar containing macros for opening forms
that I use. I click a button and a form opens. I would like to do the same
for 2 folders I want to access quicker. Is there a way to do this?
thank you,
mojr
 
John,
Thank you very much for getting back. Where could I find the code you
referred to?
I would definitely like to try to do that.
thank you, mojr

John McGhie [MVP - Word and Word Macinto said:
Use File>Open from Word to navigate to the folder you want. Select the
folder but do NOT open the folder.

In the File>Open dialog, look at the top right: you will see a "Tools" menu.

Open that, and choose the "Add to my places" item.

An icon for the folder will appear in the left column of your File>Open
dialog and stay there.

That's about as close as you can come to it in current versions of Word.
They took away the ability to save favourite file searches in Word.

You can make a macro to do this, but you have to write it, you can't record
it. It's probably better to create shortcuts to the folders you want and
put them in your Quick Launch bar in Windows.

Cheers


Currently, I have a toolbar containing macros for opening forms
that I use. I click a button and a form opens. I would like to do the same
for 2 folders I want to access quicker. Is there a way to do this?
thank you,
mojr
Click to expand...

--

Please reply to the newsgroup to maintain the thread. Please do not email
me unless I ask you to.

John McGhie <[email protected]>
Microsoft MVP, Word and Word for Macintosh. Consultant Technical Writer
Sydney, Australia +61 (0) 4 1209 1410
Click to expand...
 
No code involved. This is described at
http://www.gmayor.com/customize_the_word_places_bar.htm, to which I believe
you've already been referred.

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

Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

MoJR said:
John,
Thank you very much for getting back. Where could I find the code you
referred to?
I would definitely like to try to do that.
thank you, mojr

John McGhie [MVP - Word and Word Macinto said:
Use File>Open from Word to navigate to the folder you want. Select the
folder but do NOT open the folder.

In the File>Open dialog, look at the top right: you will see a "Tools" menu.

Open that, and choose the "Add to my places" item.

An icon for the folder will appear in the left column of your File>Open
dialog and stay there.

That's about as close as you can come to it in current versions of Word.
They took away the ability to save favourite file searches in Word.

You can make a macro to do this, but you have to write it, you can't record
it. It's probably better to create shortcuts to the folders you want and
put them in your Quick Launch bar in Windows.

Cheers


Currently, I have a toolbar containing macros for opening forms
that I use. I click a button and a form opens. I would like to do the same
for 2 folders I want to access quicker. Is there a way to do this?
thank you,
mojr
Click to expand...

--

Please reply to the newsgroup to maintain the thread. Please do not email
me unless I ask you to.

John McGhie <[email protected]>
Microsoft MVP, Word and Word for Macintosh. Consultant Technical Writer
Sydney, Australia +61 (0) 4 1209 1410
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
Use File>Open from Word to navigate to the folder you want. Select the
folder but do NOT open the folder.

In the File>Open dialog, look at the top right: you will see a "Tools" menu.

Open that, and choose the "Add to my places" item.

An icon for the folder will appear in the left column of your File>Open
dialog and stay there.

That's about as close as you can come to it in current versions of Word.
They took away the ability to save favourite file searches in Word.

You can make a macro to do this, but you have to write it, you can't record
it. It's probably better to create shortcuts to the folders you want and
put them in your Quick Launch bar in Windows.

Cheers


Currently, I have a toolbar containing macros for opening forms
that I use. I click a button and a form opens. I would like to do the same
for 2 folders I want to access quicker. Is there a way to do this?
thank you,
mojr
Click to expand...

--

Please reply to the newsgroup to maintain the thread. Please do not email
me unless I ask you to.

John McGhie <[email protected]>
Microsoft MVP, Word and Word for Macintosh. Consultant Technical Writer
Sydney, Australia +61 (0) 4 1209 1410
 
What I meant was the code to place the folder on the toolbar. John said
it.>>
I want to click the folder on the toolbar and it opens. I do not want a
shortcut to the folder on the taskbar. Been there, done that. The shortest
distance between 2 objects(folder) is a straight line. Having another
shortcut on the taskbar is taking a detour.
thank, mojr

Suzanne S. Barnhill said:
No code involved. This is described at
http://www.gmayor.com/customize_the_word_places_bar.htm, to which I believe
you've already been referred.

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

Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

MoJR said:
John,
Thank you very much for getting back. Where could I find the code you
referred to?
I would definitely like to try to do that.
thank you, mojr

John McGhie [MVP - Word and Word Macinto said:
Use File>Open from Word to navigate to the folder you want. Select the
folder but do NOT open the folder.

In the File>Open dialog, look at the top right: you will see a "Tools" menu.

Open that, and choose the "Add to my places" item.

An icon for the folder will appear in the left column of your File>Open
dialog and stay there.

That's about as close as you can come to it in current versions of Word.
They took away the ability to save favourite file searches in Word.

You can make a macro to do this, but you have to write it, you can't record
it. It's probably better to create shortcuts to the folders you want and
put them in your Quick Launch bar in Windows.

Cheers


On 28/3/06 8:43 AM, in article
(e-mail address removed), "MoJR"

Currently, I have a toolbar containing macros for opening forms
that I use. I click a button and a form opens. I would like to do the same
for 2 folders I want to access quicker. Is there a way to do this?
thank you,
mojr

--

Please reply to the newsgroup to maintain the thread. Please do not email
me unless I ask you to.

John McGhie <[email protected]>
Microsoft MVP, Word and Word for Macintosh. Consultant Technical Writer
Sydney, Australia +61 (0) 4 1209 1410
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
Yeah. *I* know what you want. But you do have to write a macro to do it,
then put the macro on your toolbar.

It's a complex macro to write and requires some advanced VBA. In the time
it would take you to learn how (at least a month or two unless you are
already expert at VBA) you would have saved a lot of time if you can learn
to live with the Places Bar and the Task Bar :-)

I don't use the technique myself because it's too much of a fiddle, and I
already know how to do it :-)

Cheers


What I meant was the code to place the folder on the toolbar. John said
it.>>
I want to click the folder on the toolbar and it opens. I do not want a
shortcut to the folder on the taskbar. Been there, done that. The shortest
distance between 2 objects(folder) is a straight line. Having another
shortcut on the taskbar is taking a detour.
thank, mojr
Click to expand...

--

Please reply to the newsgroup to maintain the thread. Please do not email
me unless I ask you to.

John McGhie <[email protected]>
Microsoft MVP, Word and Word for Macintosh. Consultant Technical Writer
Sydney, Australia +61 (0) 4 1209 1410
 
Go To Tools > Customize > Commands tab
Under Categories (on the left) Select Web
Under Commands (on the right) Click and Drag "Open Hyperlink" to your
Toolbar
Right Click on the new icon on your toolbar and Select "Assign Hyperlink" >
Open
Choose your Folder and press OK
Press Close to close the Customize Dialog.
 
John,
Thank s for getting back. I kind of figured it would be like that. Oh well.
It was worth a shot by asking.
Thanks very much!!
mojr

John McGhie [MVP - Word and Word Macinto said:
Yeah. *I* know what you want. But you do have to write a macro to do it,
then put the macro on your toolbar.

It's a complex macro to write and requires some advanced VBA. In the time
it would take you to learn how (at least a month or two unless you are
already expert at VBA) you would have saved a lot of time if you can learn
to live with the Places Bar and the Task Bar :-)

I don't use the technique myself because it's too much of a fiddle, and I
already know how to do it :-)

Cheers


What I meant was the code to place the folder on the toolbar. John said

it.>>
I want to click the folder on the toolbar and it opens. I do not want a
shortcut to the folder on the taskbar. Been there, done that. The shortest
distance between 2 objects(folder) is a straight line. Having another
shortcut on the taskbar is taking a detour.
thank, mojr
Click to expand...

--

Please reply to the newsgroup to maintain the thread. Please do not email
me unless I ask you to.

John McGhie <[email protected]>
Microsoft MVP, Word and Word for Macintosh. Consultant Technical Writer
Sydney, Australia +61 (0) 4 1209 1410
Click to expand...
 
tony,
Brilliant. Simply brilliant. That works very well, but I get a warning
message every time I try to open the folders. How do I get rid of that little
beauty!
mojr
 
What does it say? I don't get one.

Just thought - is it something about hyperlinks being potentially unsafe? I
believe it is subject to your macro security level (Tools > Macro >
Security) - try setting it to Medium.
 
It tells me that hyperlinks can be dangerous. I should trust only hperlinks
from trusted authors. Resetting the macro security didn't help.
Any other suggestions hopefully?
mojr
 
Brilliant!! Simply brilliant!! Dude, you should do this stuff for a living.
That fix worked perfectly.
Thank You!!
mojr
 
Thanks Tony!

I never thought of that one :-)

Cheers


My pleasure! Glad you've got it working as you wish.
Click to expand...

--

Please reply to the newsgroup to maintain the thread. Please do not email
me unless I ask you to.

John McGhie <[email protected]>
Microsoft MVP, Word and Word for Macintosh. Consultant Technical Writer
Sydney, Australia +61 (0) 4 1209 1410
 
Back
Top