Re: Change Places list on "Open" & "Save As" Common Dialogue Boxes

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Why do you need extra software for Office Places bars? Especially with
Office XP or later.

Add or delete a shortcut from the My Places bar
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HP030890961033.aspx

In this article
Add a shortcut to the My Places bar
Remove a shortcut to the My Places bar
Rearrange shortcuts on the My Places bar
Change the size of icons on the My Places bar
Add a place to store your files
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HA011864981033.aspx

How to Customize the Places Bar Word 2000
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;205041

How to customize the My Places bar in the "Open" and "Save As" dialog boxes
in Office XP programs
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;282087

How to customize the My Places bar in both the Open and the Save As dialog
boxes in Office 2003
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;826214

Customize the Places Bar in Office XP
http://www.petri.co.il/customize_the_places_bar_in_office_xp.htm


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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In news:W4GdnVSGifiB5iDenZ2dnUVZ_tGdnZ2d@xxxxxxxxxxxx,
Hans L <fakeascanbe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> hunted and pecked:
> Ravenous wrote:
>
>> I have Windows XP Home Edition (SP2), I have partitioned my hard
>> drive and keep my data on a different partition to windows. When
>> using the "Open" or "Save As" dialogue boxes there is a list of
>> "Places" on the left of the box. This includes: Recent Files,
>> Desktop, My Documents, My Computer & My Network Places. I would like
>> to change these places so that instead of Recent files and My
>> Documents I have access to a couple of folders on the second
>> partition.
>>
>> I have read the details on the MSDN page:
>>
>> http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/winui
>> /winui/windowsuserinterface/userinput/commondialogboxlibrary/aboutcomm
>> ondialogboxes/openandsaveasdialogboxes.asp
>>
>> which tells one which parts of the registry to edit, but it appears
>> to be for XP Professional. I have looked at the registry on my
>> machine and it doesn't have the right sections to it.
>>
>> Any ideas?
>
> You can use these two freewares (I use them successfully):
>
> For Office products: OPiE 2.0 Office Places Editor
>
> For XP: WinPlaE O.S. PlacesBar Editor
>
> http://www.thezjooj.is-a-geek.com/downloadsNEW.asp#OfficeProd
>
> Regards,
>
> Hans L
>
> --

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