Microsoft KB Archive/158348

= WD97: How to Change the Default File Name and Directory =

Article ID: 158348

Article Last Modified on 1/19/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 97 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q158348





SUMMARY
In Microsoft Word, you can change the default folder and file names that appear when you click Open on the File menu.



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Changing the Default Directory
To change the default directory that appears when you click Open on the File menu, use either of the following methods.

Method 1: Manually change the default directory.


 * 1) On the Tools menu, click Options.
 * 2) Click the File Locations tab.
 * 3) Under File types, select Documents, and then click Modify.
 * 4) Change to the location you want.

Method 2: Use a macro to change the default directory.

NOTE: When you quit Word after you modify or add these changes, you may be prompted to save the changes to the Normal template. Click Yes to save your changes.

Macro to change the default documents folder:

Sub SetDefaultFolder ' Set the default directory. ' Note: Substitute any existing directory. Options.DefaultFilePath(Path:=wdDocumentsPath) = "D:\My Documents" End Sub

Changing the Default FileOpen Extension
Use the following sample Visual Basic for Applications macro to set the Default FileOpen Extension:

NOTE: The name of the macro must be FileOpen.

Sub FileOpen With Dialogs(wdDialogFileOpen) ' Use any valid extension type, i.e.: "*.RTF" .Name = "*.RTF" .Show End With End Sub

For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

173707 OFF97: How to Run Sample Code from Knowledge Base Articles

For more information about getting help with Visual Basic for Applications, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

163435 VBA: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for Applications

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