default picture file location   

When working in a document and inserting pictures, Word used to offer me the 
same directory that the previous picture came from - very handy since I store 
my pictures for each document in their own directory.  However, since 
upgrading some Adobe software the other day, Word keeps reverting back to the 
default directory (..../Office11) for each picture I want to insert - and 
when I'm inserting 10 pictures into a document, pathing through to find my 
directory is getting very annoying!

I really don't want to change the default location for the pictures, as this 
changes my clipart default as well (and then Word can't find my clipart).  I 
just want Word to go back to the same directory while I'm working on a 
document.

Is this possible again?

date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:50:04 -0800   author:   Sheahan

Re: default picture file location   

Word will revert to the last used folder only if you *don't* have a default 
clip art path defined. If you have defined one, you can't change it to 
nothing, so a Registry edit is required to undefine it (by editing or 
deleting the key). I don't have the exact Registry key at my fingertips, but 
if you can't figure it out by looking, I expect Mary Sauer or someone else 
will be along to provide it.

Note that, with no default defined, Word will default to My Pictures the 
first time you insert a picture in any Word session but thereafter will 
default to the last-used folder.

-- 
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

"Sheahan"  wrote in message 
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> When working in a document and inserting pictures, Word used to offer me 
> the
> same directory that the previous picture came from - very handy since I 
> store
> my pictures for each document in their own directory.  However, since
> upgrading some Adobe software the other day, Word keeps reverting back to 
> the
> default directory (..../Office11) for each picture I want to insert - and
> when I'm inserting 10 pictures into a document, pathing through to find my
> directory is getting very annoying!
>
> I really don't want to change the default location for the pictures, as 
> this
> changes my clipart default as well (and then Word can't find my clipart). 
> I
> just want Word to go back to the same directory while I'm working on a
> document.
>
> Is this possible again?
>

date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 22:13:43 -0600   author:   Suzanne S. Barnhill

Re: default picture file location   

Thank you.  That worked.  I was able to find the registry entry by going to 
one of your earlier posts regarding a similar problem.

date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 20:35:02 -0800   author:   Sheahan

Re: default picture file location   

Great! Glad that worked for you.

-- 
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

"Sheahan"  wrote in message 
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> Thank you.  That worked.  I was able to find the registry entry by going 
> to
> one of your earlier posts regarding a similar problem.
>
>
>

date: Wed, 19 Nov 2008 08:38:15 -0600   author:   Suzanne S. Barnhill