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PUB98: How to Change the Working Folder

Article ID: 178847

Article Last Modified on 7/1/1999

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IMPORTANT: This article contains information about editing the registry. Before you edit the registry, make sure you understand how to restore it if a problem occurs. For information about how to do this, view the "Restoring the Registry" Help topic in Regedit.exe or the "Restoring a Registry Key" Help topic in Regedt32.exe.

SUMMARY

When you open and save publications in Microsoft Publisher, the initial folder suggested by Publisher to save and open publications is commonly called the working folder or directory. In the Publisher options dialog box, there is no way to specify a default folder. However, Publisher uses a registry setting to determine this folder. This registry setting may be changed to specify an alternate folder. This article explains how to modify the registry setting to specify a different working folder.

NOTE: In earlier versions of Publisher, you could change the Start In field in a shortcut to the Publisher program to achieve a similar behavior. This does not work with Publisher 98.

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WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the incorrect use of Registry Editor can be solved. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

For information about how to edit the registry, view the "Changing Keys And Values" Help topic in Registry Editor (Regedit.exe) or the "Add and Delete Information in the Registry" and "Edit Registry Data" Help topics in Regedt32.exe. Note that you should back up the registry before you edit it. If you are running Windows NT, you should also update your Emergency Repair Disk (ERD).

Use the following steps to change the working folder:
  1. Quit Publisher if it is running.
  2. Start the Registry Editor.

    1. Click the Start button, and then click Run.
    2. In the Open box, type:

      regedit

      and then click OK.
  3. Click the following registry key: 
          HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\8.0\Publisher
  4. On the right side, you will see two columns, Name and Data. Double-click the value named DefaultPath; this opens the Edit String dialog box.
  5. In the Value Data box, type the full path to your default folder, and then click OK.
The next time you start Publisher, the default folder you specified is used.

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