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Written by Allen Wyatt (last updated April 15, 2021)
This tip applies to Word 97, 2000, 2002, and 2003
Normally, Word starts looking for documents in the directory in which you started the program. If you want to change the default directory path, you can do so in the following manner:
Figure 1. The File Locations tab of the Options dialog box.
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2024-05-02 14:47:21
Amaia Oyón Blanco
Hi!
How can you show the dialog using vba code?
Thanks for your attention.
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