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         <title id="tit">Changing Your Working Directory </title>
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         <bookmark_value>My Documents folder;changing work directory</bookmark_value>
         <bookmark_value>paths; changing work directory</bookmark_value>
         <bookmark_value>pictures; changing paths</bookmark_value>
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        <paragraph id="par_id3150774" role="paragraph">When you first start a <emph>Open</emph> or <emph>Save</emph> dialog, $[officename] displays your working directory. To change this first directory:</paragraph>
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               <paragraph id="par_id3153681" role="listitem">Choose <switchinline select="sys"><caseinline select="MAC"><emph>%PRODUCTNAME - Preferences</emph></caseinline><defaultinline><emph>Tools - Options</emph></defaultinline></switchinline><emph> - $[officename] - Paths</emph>.</paragraph>
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               <paragraph id="par_id3163802" role="listitem">Click <emph>My Documents </emph>and click the <emph>Edit</emph> button, or double-click on <emph>My Documents</emph>.</paragraph>
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               <paragraph id="par_id3153880" role="listitem">In the <emph>Select Path</emph> dialog, choose the working directory you want and click <emph>Select</emph>.</paragraph>
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         <paragraph id="par_id3158003" role="paragraph">When you change to different directories in  <emph>Open</emph> or <emph>Save</emph> dialog, $[officename] will display the last directory used.</paragraph>
         <paragraph id="par_id3158430" role="paragraph">You also use this procedure to change the directory displayed by $[officename] when you want to insert a graphic. Choose <switchinline select="sys"><caseinline select="MAC"><emph>%PRODUCTNAME - Preferences</emph></caseinline><defaultinline><emph>Tools - Options</emph></defaultinline></switchinline><emph> - $[officename] - Paths - Images</emph>, then follow step 3.</paragraph>
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            <paragraph id="par_id3154286" role="paragraph"><link href="text/shared/optionen/01010300.xhp">Paths</link></paragraph>
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