Office Time Saver: Customize How Documents are Saved

I author a lot of documents, and when it’s time to save them, I generally need to save them on our server. In fact, 90% of my documents end up in a shared drive. Currently, when I go to save my Word document (or any other Office Doc  I’m working on), I have to navigate from the defaults Document folder and scroll to the server I want to save to.  It’s really a waste of time to do that every time you save a doc, so here’s a quick time saver tip when you generally save somewhere besides the default location.

From the Office program that you want to change the save options:

  1. Go to the File tab.
  2. Click Options.
  3. Select Save.
  4. Locate the Default local file location and find your new default folder.
  5. Click Ok.
  6. Do a happy dance around your desk. You just set up your office application to work for you more efficiently! 🙂

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Stay tuned for other quick tip Office time savers!

 

 

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Laurene Klassen

Laurene is the Director of SMU’s IT Training & Communications Team. She enjoys reading, writing, and outdoor activities with her family in her spare time.