Thread: Saving Word files

I want to save my Word documents on my external USB hard disk rather than in My Documents. It is simple to change the file location in the Save window but it is frustrating to have to keep doing it. Can this be changed?

This is a simple change to make. although the procedure is different for Microsoft Office 2003 and 2007. For the earlier version of Office, click the Tools menu and then Options Click the File location tab and then the Documents text. Click the Modify button and navigate to the correct folder on the external hard disk Click OK in both windows to save the changes and close the windows.

For Word 2007, click the Office button in the top left of the screen and then Word options. Click the 'Save' option in the left-hand column, it's the fourth one down. Click the Browse button in the Default file location row. Navigate to the folder on the external hard disk and then click OK in both windows to close them and save the change. For Openoffice, click the Tools menu and then Options. Click the small plus sign next to Openoffice.org Left-click the text 'Paths', and then My Documents in the main part of the Options window. Click the Edit button and find the location for the files. Click OK to save the changes.