Show The Location of a File in the Quick Access Toolbar Office 2010
Working with many documents and document copies, you might frequently end up wondering where the file you’re currently editing is saved.
If your job involves working with many documents and document copies, you might frequently end up wondering where the file you’re currently editing is saved. Sure, you can always go to “Save As” to find the path files saved to; however, that takes time I don’t normally have. Time to fix it.
So today, I’m going to show you a speedy and useful tip for all Office 2010 programs that will allow you to view the location of a file at the top of the Quick Launch Bar.
Step 1
Pick any Office 2010 product installed on your machine and open it up. To access the program’s settings, you need to go to File > Options.
Step 2
After opening Word Options find your way to the Quick Access Toolbar tab.
Step 3
Now it’s time to do what we came here for. For more ease, from the drop-down list on the left, select Commands Not in the ribbon to narrow down your search a little bit better.
Now scroll down somewhere around the middle of the letter “D” until you find Document Location. Then click to mark the feature, then click the Add button to add the feature to add it to the Quick Launch Bar on the right.
Once in the Quick Launch Bar List (right side), you can mark it again and use the two arrows to move it up or down. Personally, I’ll keep mine at the end.
Once done, click OK, and you’ll be all done!
Do you have an Office 2010 tip? Please share in the comments below!
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Ziggy
Thanks…Nifty idea! I now have a better understand of the Quick Launch toolbar in Word 10. Keep up the good work.
Stu
For MS Access, “Document Location” does not appear as a command option. I used to do this via View –> Toolbars –> Web, but that is no longer an option. Any suggestions?
Grant
Thanks for your help, works for me
Oll Once
Thank you for this helpful hint.
wakebreak
How do you implement this in Visio 2010?!?!?
DW96
Hey there wakebreak!
I think the process is pretty much the same. Just press the upper left button in Visio and look for the Options menu from there.
If there’s something different about it I’ll make sure to post a tutorial on how to enable this feature in Visio and other Office products.
jolus
I’m afraid my Visio does not have command “Document Location” available – so any thoughts for a workaround?
Malene
Is there any news on the Document location in other Office programs?
Kyr
Great tip! Thank! Now the only problem is that the path is too long to fit in the tiny box…
Steve Krause
DOH!
Too True…. Will start working on that one!
Douglas
Thanks.
Cornelius
Thanks. This was exactly what I was looking for. Great
user1
Good Job. Thanks
Matt
Very good and helpful post. Thank you.
Valerie
Thanks so much – don’t know why Microsoft Support could not answer this question. Their solution involved writing and installing a complicated macro!
David
Thanks Stefan. I always forget how to set this up when I’m “upgraded” at work!
syogipc
Thank You,
Lisa Sabol
Great tip. Thanks!
Gary Anderson
I have Windows 10, and when I go to “Commands not in Ribbon” there is no option (or icon) to show “document location”. I am still unable to add the path & filename to a document outside of header or footer. Any other help you can give?
Thanks.
Mohamed
For People asking about how to show the file path on MS Access 2013 (May work also in other versions and programs) you can do this by removing the “Application Title”. Because MS Access displays the file path if Application Title not found. to remove the Application title go in this menu selections then clear the “Application Title”:
File->Options->Current Database-> Application Title
Laura
THANK YOU from the technologically challenged crowd. Your post was very clear and incrdibly helpful.