WD: How to Create a New Folder in Word (305129)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Word 2002
  • Microsoft Word 2000
  • Microsoft Word 97 for Windows
This article was previously published under Q305129

SUMMARY

In Microsoft Word, you can create new folders without quitting the program. This article explains how to create new folders from within Word.

MORE INFORMATION

To create a new folder in Microsoft Word 2002, Microsoft Word 2000, or Microsoft Word 97, follow these steps:
  1. Start Word.
  2. On the File menu, click Save.
  3. In the Save As dialog box, click the drop-down arrow in the Save in box, and then select the location of the new folder in the list.
  4. In the Save As dialog box, click the New Folder icon, (the icon that resembles a yellow folder with a star on the upper-right corner, the fifth icon from the left in Word 2002).
  5. In the New Folder dialog box, name the folder, and then click OK.
  6. In the Save As dialog box, notice that the folder that you created is now the location in which the document is to be saved.
NOTE: You can create a new folder any time that the New Folder icon is present (for example, click Open File on the File menu, and then note the New Folder icon).

For more information about creating new folders, click Microsoft Word Help on the Help menu, type change the default working folder in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topic.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:11/14/2003
Keywords:kbhowto kbinfo KB305129
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