OFF95: Keystrokes to Move Up a Directory Via the Shortcut Bar

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Office for Windows 95, version 7.0
• Microsoft Windows NT, version 3.51

SUMMARY

If you are running Microsoft Office under Microsoft Windows NT and you are customizing your Microsoft Office Shortcut Bar by adding a file or folder to one of your toolbars, you can use keystrokes to move up one directory level.

MORE INFORMATION

The Add Folder, Add File, and Add Toolbar dialog boxes that are displayed when you customize the Office Shortcut Bar do not contain (.) or (..) items that allow you to change to a directory that is one level up from the current directory or to change to the root directory, respectively. Additionally, the Look In list does not contain the directory "tree" structure under Windows NT as it does in Windows 95.

When you customize the Office Shortcut Bar by adding a file (as a new button) or a folder (as a new button or toolbar), you are prompted with a dialog box that has a list of files and directories. You can use the keyboard to move to a directory that is one level up from the current directory.

Method 1

1. In the dialog box that displays the file or folder that you want to add, press the TAB key until the File Name box is active.

2. In the File Name box, enter ".." (without the quotation marks).

3. Press ENTER.

Method 2

In the dialog box that displays the file or folder that you want to add, press ALT+1, where 1 is the key in the top row on your keyboard (not on the numeric keypad).

This method is the equivalent of clicking the Up One Level button. (This button is the first button in the dialog box.)

Method 3

1. In the dialog box that displays the file or folder that you want to add, press ALT+0 to activate the list of files and folders (where 0 is the key in the top row on your keyboard, not the key on the numeric keypad).

2. Press the BACKSPACE key.