Setting Default Location for Documents\Style Sheets

• Microsoft Word for MS-DOS, versions 5.5, 6.0

SUMMARY

If a new drive or directory is selected from the File Open or File Save Directories list box in Word version 5.5 or 6.0, that new drive or directory will become the default drive or directory for saving new documents and style sheets and for opening existing documents and style sheets during the current Word session.

This is a new feature in Word version 5.5. It is designed so that you only need to specify another drive or directory once during a Word session without the drive or directory reverting to the default indicated in the File Open Options Default Path text box.

To specify a default directory for documents and style sheets during a Word 5.5 or 6.0 session (regardless of what is entered in the Directories list box), do the following:

1. From the File menu, choose Open or Save As.



2. Select Options.



3. In the Default Path text box, enter the default drive and directory path. This path will be the location from which existing documents and style sheets will be loaded and to which new documents and style sheets will be saved.



4. Activate the Always Use as Default check box.

MORE INFORMATION

The default directory setting will be saved in the Word 5.5 or 6.0 initialization file (MW.INI) so that the default directory path will be remembered in subsequent Word sessions. If the MW.INI file is deleted, repeat steps 1-4 to specify the default directory.

By default, Word 5.5 or 6.0 will only list *.DOC and *.STY files in the File Open dialog box. You cannot change the default file extension for documents and style sheets with the Option command. Changing the text in the Default Path text box to include a file extension (for example, C:\WORD\*.*) will result in the following error message:

The drive or directory is not valid.

Additional query words: 5.50 6.00

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Version : MS-DOS:5.5,6.0
Platform : MS-DOS
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