Do you find yourself moving back and forth between folders each time you want to save a new Word document? Chances are you use a directory that differs from the default directory to save your documents. If this is the case, you can change the default Word directory to a you use most frequently. In the guide below I will show you the steps necessary to change the default save directory in Word 2010. If you have any comments or questions please use the comments form below. Note: I used Word 2010 for this tutorial.
Click on File to open the menu. Click on Options.
When the Word Options window opens click on Save located on the pane to the left. Click on Browse next to Default file location. You will notice that the default save location for Word is CUsers”User NameDocuments 5. Locate and choose the folder you would like to use as the default save location for Word. Click OK to save the selection. Make sure the directory selected is as intended. Click OK to save the.
Go to Excel options (in 2007 or later, go to the circle in the upper left corner, click Excel Options, go to Save and change the Default file location to whatever you need.
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Word 2011 has a different concept of 'Save location' to the PC. When you first start Word, the save location will be that set in WordPreferencesFile LocationsDocuments. If that entry is blank, Word will save to your user Documents folder. If you open a different document and try a Save As, Word will still be pointing at the Documents location. After you successfully save a file to a new location, Word will update its default save location to the new location.
It will then use that new location until you complete a save somewhere else. When you re-start Word, it will go back to the default location. Hope this helps John McGhie, Microsoft MVP (Mac Word), Consultant Technical Writer.