Hi Audiate,
Using Office Button (formerly the File Menu) then Choosing Open (or cusing Ctrl+o) takes you to the File=>Open dialog. The 'places
bar' is normally on the left side of that dialog. The Office 2003 places bar is basically the same as the Office 2003 feature,
except that in 2007 when you are in a specific folder, listed in the 'Look In' field at the top of the Open dialog, you can add that
choice to the Places bar by right clicking on the Places bar.
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Where is the 'places' bar? I can't see it anywhere...
Are we talking about the 'My Places' feature that the last version of Office has, or simply 'Favorites'?
I'm interested in the 'My Places' feature and couldn't figure out if Office 2007 has done away with it...>>
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Bob Buckland ?

MS Office System Products MVP
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