Microsoft KB Archive/292083

= The current file location does not appear in the File Locations dialog box in Microsoft Word =

Article ID: 292083

Article Last Modified on 12/20/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office Word 2007
 * Microsoft Office Word 2003
 * Microsoft Word 2002 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q292083



SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft Word 2002, the current file location does not appear in the File Locations dialog box when you try to modify the location of a file type.

Note In Microsoft Office 2003 and in earlier versions of Word, click Options on the Tools menu, and then click the File Locations tab to open the File Locations dialog box.

In Microsoft Office Word 2007, click Microsoft Office Button, click Word Options, click Advanced, click File Locations under General to open the File Locations dialog box.

Note This behavior is different from that of Microsoft Word 2000.



CAUSE
Microsoft changed the behavior of the File Locations dialog box in Word 2002 and in later versions of Word to increase the security of your important Word file locations. By not displaying the file type location by default, the likelihood that you may accidentally change the location of your Word file types is greatly decreased.



WORKAROUND
You can still change the location in which Word stores the files. To do this, follow these steps:
 * 1) On the Tools menu, click Options.

Note In Microsoft Office Word 2007, click Microsoft Office Button, and then click Word Options.
 * 1) In the Options dialog box, click the File Locations tab.

Note In Microsoft Office Word 2007, click Advanced in the Word Options dialog box, and then click File Locations under General.
 * 1) In the File locations box, click the file type whose location you want to change (for example, Documents).
 * 2) In the File Locations dialog box, click Modify.
 * 3) In the Modify Location dialog box, locate the folder that you want, or click Create New Folder to create a new folder.
 * 4) Click the folder that you want, and then click OK.

Note The new location appears in the File locations dialog box.

Additional query words: prb WD2002 WD2003 WD2007

Keywords: kbexpertisebeginner kbprb KB292083

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