Change shortcuts in Places Bar

[aalbaiz]

The default save as places are : Recent Documents / Desktop / Documents / My Computer / My Network Places

To put your own shortcuts there, do this :

1. Click on the Start button.
   
2. Select and click on Run
   
3. Next, type gpedit.msc and click on OK
   
   
   Under "Local Computer Policy", expand the navigation tree following the directions below.
   
   
   • User Configuration
     
   • Administrative Templates
     
   • Windows Components
     
   • Windows Explorer
     
   • Common Open File Dialog
   
   
4. Then once you have the Common Open File Dialog selected, you will notice a few settings to appear on the right side of the window.
   
5. Double click on "Items displayed in Places Bar"
   
6. Check "Enabled" and put in your own folder like for example :
   
   C:\ or \\server\share or one of the following special shortcuts:
   
   CommonDocuments, CommonMusic, CommonPictures, Desktop, MyComputer, MyDocuments, MyFavorites, MyMusic, MyNetworkPlaces, MyPictures, Printers, ProgramFiles, Recent.
   
   If you disable or do not configure this setting the default list of items will be displayed in the Places Bar.

[Faint]

If you ever wanted to change the default shortcuts in the open/save dialogues of Windows (2000/ME/XP/Vista) and Office (2000/XP/2003/2007), but never knew exactly how to do it, this software is for you.

"PlacesBar Editor" is a software program that fills exactly this need that Microsoft left behind. This utility allows you to change them to be any folder you want.


Just install the program, click on the “Test” button to see what all of the above gibberish means and then change it to your favorite folders in both Office shortcuts and Windows ones.

[Anand D.]

Nice tip.. Thanks for the tip. Is it very useful to do so... or its just fir time pass..