How do you change the default insert file path in outlook?

Rudy · External Since: Aug 17, 2004 Posts: 14

How do you change the default insert file path in outlook 2003? Instead of
going to "My Documents" all the time I want to go to a netwotk share when I
need to attach a file to an email. How can this be changed?

Brian Tillman · External Since: Mar 29, 2005 Posts: 20862

Rudy <Rudy RemoveThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> How do you change the default insert file path in outlook 2003?
> Instead of going to "My Documents" all the time I want to go to a
> netwotk share when I need to attach a file to an email. How can this
> be changed?

The only way is to change the location My Documents uses.
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Brian Tillman

Rudy · External Since: Aug 17, 2004 Posts: 14

Is there no reg hack to do this?

"Brian Tillman" wrote:

> Rudy <Rudy RemoveThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> > How do you change the default insert file path in outlook 2003?
> > Instead of going to "My Documents" all the time I want to go to a
> > netwotk share when I need to attach a file to an email. How can this
> > be changed?
>
> The only way is to change the location My Documents uses.
> --
> Brian Tillman
>

Brian Tillman · External Since: Mar 29, 2005 Posts: 20862

Rudy <Rudy.TakeThisOut@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> Is there no reg hack to do this?

Well, maybe I'm wrong. See this:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/252732/en-us
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Brian Tillman

KGlennC · External Since: Aug 05, 2006 Posts: 3

Brian,

Where and how do you "change the location My Douments uses"?

"Brian Tillman" wrote:

> Rudy <Rudy.RemoveThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> > How do you change the default insert file path in outlook 2003?
> > Instead of going to "My Documents" all the time I want to go to a
> > netwotk share when I need to attach a file to an email. How can this
> > be changed?
>
> The only way is to change the location My Documents uses.
> --
> Brian Tillman
>

Dan · External Since: Jun 25, 2004 Posts: 557

I know that I am lete to this one but I had the same question for Outlook
2007. The solution is simple for me. I am using my Word 2007 as my editor
so I openerd Word and clicked on the Office button at the top left of the
screen, went to Word Options - Save and changed the "Default File Location".
The reults were reflected in Outlook when I click on the atch file icon.

"Rudy" wrote:

> How do you change the default insert file path in outlook 2003? Instead of
> going to "My Documents" all the time I want to go to a netwotk share when I
> need to attach a file to an email. How can this be changed?

Diane Poremsky [MVP] · External Since: Jul 28, 2005 Posts: 6715

Outlook tends to remember the last used location, so if you select a new
folder from within outlook, it will use it until you change it. For this
reason, I prefer to put the folders on the places bar (xp) or favorites list
(vista/win7) - my most used folders are always 1 click away.

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"Dan" <Dan.DeleteThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:ADC06AE0-A211-4EB8-B465-A1C60E562464@microsoft.com...
> I know that I am lete to this one but I had the same question for Outlook
> 2007. The solution is simple for me. I am using my Word 2007 as my
> editor
> so I openerd Word and clicked on the Office button at the top left of the
> screen, went to Word Options - Save and changed the "Default File
> Location".
> The reults were reflected in Outlook when I click on the atch file icon.
>
> "Rudy" wrote:
>
>> How do you change the default insert file path in outlook 2003? Instead
>> of
>> going to "My Documents" all the time I want to go to a netwotk share when
>> I
>> need to attach a file to an email. How can this be changed?