22nd February 2000

Coming from the "Aren't You a Little Short for a Shortcut" department, Lockergnomaster Bill Davis has outsmarted his system. When trying to save a file from any given program (like IE, OE, or Word), the 'Save File' dialog usually opens in a default folder (like Windows, My Documents, or the Desktop). If you always save files in another folder [Folder X] put a shortcut to that folder [Folder X] in the folder that opens up in the program by default. To make the shortcuts easier to find in the dialog, start out the file name with an exclamation mark; these folder shortcuts will always be at the top of an alphabetically sorted listing. When prompted, double-click on one to be transported to the desired folder in a instant -- even if it's on another drive or networked computer.