WD98: Default Folder Not Selected When Saving or Opening File

When you open or save a document or when you save a new template, the selected folder may not be the default folder specified for the file type on the File Locations tab in the Preferences dialog box (Click Preferences on the Tools menu).

This behavior occurs because Word selects the folder based on settings found in the Documents section of the General Controls control panel. This control panel allows you to set one of the following options:

• Folder that is set by the application.
  
  If you select this option, Word uses the folder you selected on the File Locations tab in the Preferences dialog box.
• Last folder used in the application.
  
  If you select this option, the setting you specified on the File Locations tab in the Preferences dialog box is ignored.
• Documents folder.
  
  If you select this option, the setting you specified on the File Locations tab in the Preferences dialog box is ignored.

To work around this behavior and have Word select the default folder location you specified on the File Locations tab, follow these steps:

1. On the Apple menu, point to Control Panels and then click General Controls.
2. Under Documents, click the "Folder that is set by the application" option.
3. Close the control panel.

To set a file location in Word, follow these steps:

1. On the Tools menu, click Preferences.
2. Click the File Locations tab.
3. In the File types list select the file type whose file location you want to set.
4. Click Modify.
5. Select the folder you want to use.
6. Click Use Selected Folder.
7. Click OK.