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June 24th, 2005, 10:17 AM
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mail merge default data source location
When I click 'open data source' when creating a mail merge file, and the
'select data source' screen opens, it defaults to looking in My Data Sources. I never use this folder; all my data sources are in a specific network folder. I would like the default data source location to be this folder, so I don't have to constantly navigate to it. How do I change this? I am using Word 2002. Thanks, Rebecca 
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June 24th, 2005, 11:09 AM
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No, I'm sorry, Rebecca, you cannot. You can, however, use this workaround:
http://www.officearticles.com/word/c...oft _word.htm ******************* ~Anne Troy www.OfficeArticles.com www.MyExpertsOnline.com "Rebecca" wrote in message news  When I click 'open data source' when creating a mail merge file, and the 'select data source' screen opens, it defaults to looking in My Data Sources. I never use this folder; all my data sources are in a specific network folder. I would like the default data source location to be this folder, so I don't have to constantly navigate to it. How do I change this? I am using Word 2002. Thanks, Rebecca
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June 24th, 2005, 11:09 AM
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I don't think there is a really good solution to this, but have a look at
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;276004 Peter Jamieson "Rebecca" wrote in message news When I click 'open data source' when creating a mail merge file, and the 'select data source' screen opens, it defaults to looking in My Data Sources. I never use this folder; all my data sources are in a specific network folder. I would like the default data source location to be this folder, so I don't have to constantly navigate to it. How do I change this? I am using Word 2002. Thanks, Rebecca
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June 24th, 2005, 12:09 PM
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You can only change it to another sub directory of 'My Documents' by editing
the registry. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Rebecca wrote: When I click 'open data source' when creating a mail merge file, and the 'select data source' screen opens, it defaults to looking in My Data Sources. I never use this folder; all my data sources are in a specific network folder. I would like the default data source location to be this folder, so I don't have to constantly navigate to it. How do I change this? I am using Word 2002. Thanks, Rebecca
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