Computer Training

Customizing the "My Places" Navigation Bar

Customize the “My Places” navigation bar to access folders quickly.

Click on the video icon for a demonstration.

How to:

1. Open Word or another Microsoft Office application.
2. Click on the menus File | Open, or the Open folder icon
3. When the Open dialog box opens, navigate to the folder that you want to add.
4. Click once on the folder to select it but do not open the folder!
5. Click on the dialog box’s menu Tools and then Add to “My Places.” The folder is added as the last folder on the left side (My Places) of the dialog box.
6. Click on the down arrow at the bottom of the My Place’s bar to display any hidden folders

More!

• Right-click on the folder to change its position in the hierarchy
• Change the icon display to small
• Resize the dialog box by placing your mouse on the lower left corner of the box. When the mouse changes to a two-headed arrow, click and drag until all the icons are displayed.
• Add or remove folders as needed.