Change the "Save As" Default Directory for MS Office Applications

By default, saving Microsoft Office documents save to the logged on user's Documents directory. The default directory can be changed.

Added on 28 Jun 2008

General Solutions:

Solution Summary:

Open each MS Office application and specify the default save path seperately.

Solution Details:

The following demonstrates how to make the modification for MS Word, but the same process applies to most Office applications:

Click the round Microsoft Office icon to expand the Main Menu.
Click the Word Options button at the bottom-right side of the menu.
Clickk the Save menu option, and modify the Default file location path to point to the desired directory.

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Added on 28 Jun 2008

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