'save as' in Word

[cuddlycat]

When you click to save in Word the 'save' window pops up and on the left side it says 'save in' and it lists a few folders. How can I delete and add folders from that list?

[chazza]

You can either do it in windows explorer (right click on the 'My Computer' icon on the desktop) or you can add them in the box you described by clicking on the icon that looks like a folder with a little star in the top right hand corner.

[cuddlycat]

Thanks Chazza but I didn't mean to create a new folder as such, I just want to know how to add an existing folder to the list of folders it gives you on the left side of the 'save as' screen.

The options it currently gives me are like my favorites folder etc, which I never save anything in anyway so I wanted to delete that from the list and add useful ones.

[vehelpfulguy]

It depends what version of Windows you are running.

In Windows XP by default it shows you all the folders in your "My Documents" folder. If you add a new folder to 'My Documents', in future it will be shown in the list. 

But you are not limited to those. Above the list of folders is a 'drop down list'. Select on that drop down list and all the places you can save files is listed.

You can select on any of them to 'drill down' to folders underneath. 

In Word you can change the default directory it shows by selecting on Tools, Options then File Locations. For documents you can specify any directory you like.

I would not recomending deleting the other directories called My Pictures, My Music etc. These are set up by Windows and have special properties to help you look at pictures or play music. If you delete them Windows will often create them again anyway.