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From: jrk4078@ritvax.isc.rit.edu (KIEFER, JR)
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Subject: Re: Word For Windows Help
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Date: 6 May 91 19:37:17 GMT
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In article <5042@ztivax.UUCP>, yip@ztivax.UUCP (Dr Yeung-Cho Ip) writes...
>nll@cbnewsb.att.com (neal.l.leitner) writes:
>> 
>> I am using Word version 1.1 in windows 3.0.  I have set up a special 
>> directory c:\winword\doc for all my document files.  When I go to open
>> a file, it always defaults to my c:\windows directory.  Is there any
>> way to get the open command to look at my other directory??
>> 
>> Thanks for any help!
>> 
>> Neal Leitner
> 
>My way of doing it: I set up a makro called "AutoExec". This Makro is
>automatically started when invoking WINWORD. The contents of the makro is:
> 
>Sub MAIN
>ChDir "c:\winword\doc"
>End Sub


You could also change the start up directory when you call winword from the
Program Manager.  From the Program Manager select "FILE PROPERTIES..."
and change the path in the "COMMAND LINE:" parameter to the path to your 
document directory.  In your case, for the "COMMAND LINE:" parameter, you would 
put "C:\WINWORD\DOC\WINWORD.EXE".  This will tell the Program Manager to go to
your DOC directory and then start WINWORD.  You must, however, have a path to
"C:\WINWORD" in your AUTOEXEC.BAT, which I would guess you already have since
you appear to be starting WINWORD from your C:\WINDOWS directory.