Folder Short Cuts
Gayle Fink (Gayle Fink)

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There are times when you are working on a project, doing lots of opening and saving, and you wish you didn’t have to drill down to get to the folder you need. Here is a quick and easy way to add favorite folders to the “folder short cut” pane in “Open” or “Save As.”

  1. Open a file in Word, Excel, or PowerPoint.
    Right Mouse Click on a Folder, image
  2. Navigate to and highlight the folder you want to move.
  3. Right-click in the blank area of the folder short cut pane.
  4. Select “Add” folder name.

Now you can right-click to move the folders up and down and change the size of the icons representing them. I found resizing of the icons helpful since I fail to acknowledge that my eyes are not as young as they use to be!

FYI – These folders will now be visible in Word, Excel and PowerPoint! Very cool!

Enjoy your holiday season!