file mgmt dialogue boxes

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Okay, Baby!

Hello,

just wondering if it's possible to customize the file-open or file-save
dialougue boxes?

In many of my apps, these dialogue boxes have a narrow left-margin strip
that contain clickable icons for "my recent doc's", "desktop", "my
documents", "my computer" and "my network places".

Is there any possible way I can install shortcuts on this left bar to the
places I often save or open files? don't want to use the "favorites'
thing, have too many internet shortcuts in there to make sense of anything.

thanks for any ideas!

ok
 
Okay said:
Hello,

just wondering if it's possible to customize the file-open or file-save
dialougue boxes?

In many of my apps, these dialogue boxes have a narrow left-margin strip
that contain clickable icons for "my recent doc's", "desktop", "my
documents", "my computer" and "my network places".

Is there any possible way I can install shortcuts on this left bar to the
places I often save or open files? don't want to use the "favorites'
thing, have too many internet shortcuts in there to make sense of
anything.

thanks for any ideas!

ok
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That area of the Save in dialog is called the Places bar. You can't have any
more than 5 places in that bar, but you can
change each of the default locations. The easiest way to do this is with a
program available from Microsoft called TweakUI.

Microsoft PowerToys for Windows XP
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx

Direct Download of TweakUI
http://download.microsoft.com/downl...a6-b352-839afb2a2679/TweakUiPowertoySetup.exe

Once the program is installed, go to Start -> All Programs ->Powertoys for
Windows XP -> TweakUI.
Click the plus sign next to Common Dialogs and click on PlacesBar.
In the right hand pane, select Custom places bar.
You can now change any or all of the 5 default places to ones of your
choosing.

Here some articles with more info.

Customize the Places Bar
http://www.edbott.com/weblog/archives/000884.html

Places Bar in the Common Dialog
http://vlaurie.com/computers2/Articles/folderconfig.htm

Edit the Places bar locations in 'Open/Save As' common dialog boxes
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/PlacesBar.htm

Keep in mind that Microsoft Office maintains its own common places dialog.
According to what I've read the limit there is
256 places.

How to customize the My Places bar in both the Open and the Save As dialog
boxes in Office
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=826214

Good luck

Nepatsfan
 
Okay said:
Hello,

just wondering if it's possible to customize the file-open or file-save
dialougue boxes?

In many of my apps, these dialogue boxes have a narrow left-margin strip
that contain clickable icons for "my recent doc's", "desktop", "my
documents", "my computer" and "my network places".

Is there any possible way I can install shortcuts on this left bar to the
places I often save or open files? don't want to use the "favorites'
thing, have too many internet shortcuts in there to make sense of
anything.

thanks for any ideas!

ok
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You might want to have a look at the "Office Places Editor"
(http://www.thezjooj.is-a-geek.com/downloadsNEW.asp#OfficeProd) and below
that the "OS PlacesBar Editor". The latter asserts: "The nice thing about
this application is that it gives the user an unlimited amount of Places by
allowing you to save loadable lists."
 
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