WD: How to Sort Files in the File Open and Save As Dialog Boxes
Article ID: 193668
Article Last Modified on 5/14/2007
APPLIES TO
Microsoft Word 95 Standard Edition
Microsoft Word 95a
This article was previously published under Q193668
SUMMARY
By default, the Open and Save As dialog boxes list files in ascending
order, sorted by name. This article describes how to list files in
descending order, and how to sort by file size, file type, or date
modified.
MORE INFORMATION
To change the default sort order in the Open or Save As dialog boxes,
follow these steps:
On the File menu, click Open for the Open dialog box, or Save As for the
Save As dialog box.
In the dialog box that is displayed, click the Commands And Settings
toolbar button (the last button on the right), and then click Sorting.
Under Sort Files By, click to select to a choice in the drop-down list:
Name, Size, Type, or Modified.
Click either Ascending or Descending, and then click OK.
NOTE: Sorting preferences in the Open and Save As dialog boxes are
separate. Changes made in one dialog box are not reflected in the other.
For more information about sorting files, click the Office Assistant, type
How do I sort files?, click Search, and
then click to view the "Sort a list of files" topic.
NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the
Standard toolbar. If Microsoft Help is not installed on your computer,
please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
120802 Office: How to Add/Remove a Single Office Program or Component