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Thanks Wesley. I generally just think of that as the common tasks dialogs,
and hadn't seen it referred to as the places bar- that and the fact that I
don't use that dialog, preferring to the more traditional folders view.
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Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
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Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
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"Wesley Vogel" <123WVogel955@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> Places bar is on the left
>
http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag/issues/03/03/CuttingEdge/fig01.gif
>
> [[The common dialog boxes, such as the Save As dialog box, display the
> places bar on the left side. These are shortcuts to common folders, which
> make getting around much easier. By default, you see the History,
> Documents,
> Desktop, Favorites, and My Network Places folders there. You can customize
> the folders that appear in the places bar by using the Common Dialogs
> category in Tweak UI.]]
>
> Use TweakUI, Edit the registry or use System Policy Editor. Or if MS
> Office, scroll down.
>
> Edit the Places bar locations in Open Save As common dialog boxes
>
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/PlacesBar.htm
>
> How to Customize the Places Bar Word 2000
>
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;205041
>
> How to customize the My Places bar in the "Open" and "Save As" dialog
> boxes
> in Office XP programs
>
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;282087
>
> Customize the Places Bar in Office XP
>
http://www.petri.co.il/customize_the_places_bar_in_office_xp.htm
>
> How to customize the My Places bar in both the Open and the Save As dialog
> boxes in Office 2003
>
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;826214
>
> +++
>
> TweakUI
> [+] Common Dialogs
> Places bar
>
> Places bar
> Custom places bar
>
> Places bar
> [[This enables changing the location when a common dialog is opened. You
> can
> use the default values or you can choose a custom location to open when a
> common dialog box is opened.]]
>
> Common Dialog Boxes
> [[The common dialog boxes, such as the Save As dialog box, display the
> places bar on the left side. These are shortcuts to common folders, which
> make getting around much easier. By default, you see the History,
> Documents,
> Desktop, Favorites, and My Network Places folders there. You can customize
> the folders that appear in the places bar by using the Common Dialogs
> category in Tweak UI.]]
>
> Download TweakUI here >>>
>
> Microsoft PowerToys for Windows XP
>
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoys.asp
>
> Tweak UI
> TweakUI.exe
> ===
>
> Tweak UI for Windows XP Guide
>
http://www.winxpsolution.com/Tweakuixppro.aspx
>
> +++
>
> [[First you add to
> HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\comdlg32\
> the PlacesBar subkey. In PlacesBar, create the REG_DWORD values Place0,
> Place1, Place2, Place3, and Place4. These correspond to the five available
> buttons from top to bottom. The common dialog boxes will display only the
> buttons specified by these values; if there is a PlacesBar subkey with no
> values, an empty places bar will be displayed. Then set PlacesN to one of
> the settings in shown in Table]]
>
> Folders for the Places Bar
> Folder Value
> Desktop 0x00
> Favorites 0x06
> My Documents 0x05
> My Music 0x0D
> My Computer 0x11
> Network Neighborhood 0x12
> History 0x22
> My Pictures 0x27
> Recent Documents 0x08
>
> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\
> Policies\comdlg32\PlacesBar
> Place0
> Place1
> Place2
> Place3
> Place4
>
> System Policy Editor and Templates
>
http://www.microsoft.com/office/ork/xp/appndx/appa18.htm
>
> --
> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>
> Wes
> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>
> In news:OF1YUr%23uFHA.1560@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl,
> Rick "Nutcase" Rogers <rick@mvps.org> hunted and pecked:
>> Places bar? Please explain.
>>
>> --
>> Best of Luck,
>>
>> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>> Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
>> www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>>
>> "Jon Paal" <Jon nospam Paal @ everywhere dot com> wrote in message
>> news:uvRjd07uFHA.3188@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>>> does anyone know of a way to hack the places bar so more than 5
>>> shortcuts
>>> can be added ?
>