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Personalize Office's Places Bar When I save a document in Word, a dialog box appears that lets me navigate to the folder where I want to save the file. Is there a way to add a folder to this list? |
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Answer Line: Why Doesn't My Computer Turn Off Properly? Diagnose Windows shutdown problems; configure a notebook for home and office networks; customize Word and Excel dialog boxes. |
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May 2004
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November 2002
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