Excel 2004-How drill down into folders to Save?

[Norman R. Nager, Ph.D.]

In Word 2004, when I "save" a new document or "save as" a document, I can
drill down through several layers of folders and subfolders to place
documents exactly where I want them.

In Excel 2004, I can get down one level within Documents, but no further.

Help, please?

Respectfully, Norm

 

[Norman R. Nager, Ph.D.]

In Word 2004, when I "save" a new document or "save as" a document, I can
drill down through several layers of folders and subfolders to place
documents exactly where I want them.

In Excel 2004, I can get down one level within Documents, but no further.

Perhaps this additional information might provide clues for a solution? :

Before I upgraded from Office X, I had set a General preference in OS X for
a default "save" folder. My General preference in Office 2004 does NOT
designate any folder, but Excel 2004 still saves the Excel X default folder
and will not allow me to drill down into a subfolder.

If I select a default folder preference, save it, and re-launch Excel 2004,
the program behaves erratically, opening on its own previously saved file
after file until I force-quit.

I trashed from the ~/Library/Preferences/Microsoft folder
com.microsoft.Excel.prefs.plist

I also trashed from the ~/Library/Prefences folder com.microsoft.Excel.plist

Thanks for giving this problem your consideration.

Respectfully, Norm

 

[JE McGimpsey]

In Word 2004, when I "save" a new document or "save as" a document, I can
drill down through several layers of folders and subfolders to place
documents exactly where I want them.

In Excel 2004, I can get down one level within Documents, but no further.

Help, please?

What happens when you click on a folder within Documents in the Save As
textbox in the Save sheet (I'm assuming that you've clicked the arrow
next to the Save As title box to reveal the three-pane or list view)?

 

[Norman R. Nager, Ph.D.]

What happens when you click on a folder within Documents in the Save As
textbox in the Save sheet (I'm assuming that you've clicked the arrow
next to the Save As title box to reveal the three-pane or list view)?

Aha! Problem solved. I lost the 3-pane view a while back and it never
occurred to me to look at the arrow, he says sheepishly. I just made an
Entourage Note just in case it happens again in a year or so and I forget
what that arrow does.

Thanks very much, J.E.! Norm