Customize the My Places bar in both the Open and the Save As dialog boxes in Office
Method 1
Requirement : Office 2003
– Open Word or Excel
– Go to File an click on Open
– In the dialog box, go into the folder you want to add as a favorite and the press Tools -> Add to my places on the upper right corner
Method 2
Requirement : Microsoft PowerToys Tweak UI
– Run Tweak UI from start menu, expand Common Dialogs and click on Places Bar
Method 3
Requirement : Registry Editor
– Open Registry Editor and navigate to: HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Policies \ comdlg32 \ Placesbar
– By default the Placesbar key is not present; you need to create one.
– Create a String value for it named Place0. Place0 is the top-most folder as it appears on the Open/Save As dialog.
– Type the folder name with it’s full path as the value of Place0. You can create similar keys and values upto Place4.
Sample places bar registry key in my system:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\comdlg32\PlacesBar]
“Place0″=”e:\\XP Utils”
“Place1″=”e:\\research”
“Place2″=”e:\\Registry Patches”
“Place3″=”e:\\UtilitiesSet 2”
“Place4″=”e:\\UtilitiesSet 1”
Method 4
Requirement : Group Policy Editor
– Type GPEDIT.MSC in the Start, Run
– Navigate to this location: User Configuration | Administrative Templates | Windows Components | Windows Explorer | Common Open File Dialog
– Double-click Items displayed in Places Bar and add your places
More information :
Office 2000 : http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=205041
Office XP to 2007 : http://support.microsoft.com/kb/826214