OFF: Shortcut "Start In" Doesn't Change Default File Location (135395)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Office 97 for Windows
- Microsoft Office for Windows 95
- Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows
- Microsoft Excel for Windows 95
- Microsoft PowerPoint 97 for Windows
- Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows 95
- Microsoft Word 97 for Windows
- Microsoft Word for Windows 95
This article was previously published under Q135395 SYMPTOMS
When you create a shortcut to an Office application, such as Microsoft
Excel, if you enter a path in the Start In box (on the Shortcut tab) in the
Properties dialog box, the path is ignored when you start the application.
CAUSE
When you create a shortcut for a program in Windows 95, you can specify a
working folder using the Start In box on the Shortcut tab in the shortcut
Properties dialog box. This method works when you create a shortcut for the
Windows programs WordPad and Notepad, for example. The Office programs,
however, do not use the path in the Start In box for the shortcut. Instead,
each of the Office programs uses a File Locations value that is set using
the Options dialog box in that program.
When you install an Office program, the default file location is the My
Documents folder. This remains the default file location until you change
this setting using the Options dialog box in the program.
WORKAROUND
To set the default file location in one of the Office programs, do the
following:
In Microsoft Excel- On the Tools menu, click Options, then click the General tab.
- In the Default File Location box, enter the new default folder,
such as C:\Worksheets. Click OK.
Note also that you can use a startup switch to change the working folder.
For more information about command line switches, please see the following
article(s) in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
134742
Office: Using Startup Switches for Programs on Shortcut Bar
In Word- On the Tools menu, click Options, then click the File
Locations tab.
- In the list of file types and locations, click Documents, then
click the Modify button.
- In the Modify Location dialog box, select the folder for the
new default location, then click OK.
- Close the Options dialog box.
In PowerPoint- On the Tools menu, click Options, then click the Advanced tab.
- In the Default File Location box, enter the new default folder,
such as C:\Slides. Click OK.
Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 8/16/2005 |
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