Filename field path display with mapped drive
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From: eheiny on 5 Jan 2010 15:11 How do I get MS Word to display the complete path when I use the filename field. When I check the box to include the path, it displays the mapped drive letter and abbreviated path, not the complete path. For example, MS Word 2007 now displays the path as y:\mfg\tooling guide.doc instead of the full path \\svr05\Documents\mfg\tooling guide.doc I did not have this problem in Office 2003. I'm now running Office 2007 and Windows 7
From: Peter Jamieson on 6 Jan 2010 04:08 Quote from June 2009: -------------------- The registry setting described in http://support.microsoft.com/kb/322955 still seems to function in (say) Word 2007 if modified so that it is specified for the appropriate version of Word. If for example you insert the document's pathname using a { FILENAME \p } field you should see either the mapped drive name or UNC path name depending on the value of the setting (you may need to close/restart Word and you will need to update the field to see the difference after a registry change. So if you have control over your users' registries that could be an option. However, a. It's as well to be wary of articles that only mention older versions of Word, even if the setting appears to work with later versions. b. I don't know what other aspects of Word behaviour this setting controls - e.g. perhaps it affects OLE links in unhelpful ways, etc. etc. c. given (a) and (b), perhaps it would be better to rely on using a bit of VBA to insert the UNC pathname regardless of a user's registry settings. (Can't help there off the top of my head). -------------------- I would have tested that with Word 2007 on Vista. Win 7 could be different and I cannot test that combination here. Peter Jamieson http://tips.pjmsn.me.uk On 05/01/2010 20:11, eheiny wrote: > How do I get MS Word to display the complete path when I use the filename > field. When I check the box to include the path, it displays the mapped > drive letter and abbreviated path, not the complete path. > For example, MS Word 2007 now displays the path as > y:\mfg\tooling guide.doc > instead of the full path \\svr05\Documents\mfg\tooling guide.doc > I did not have this problem in Office 2003. > > I'm now running Office 2007 and Windows 7
From: eheiny on 6 Jan 2010 08:50 Peter, Thanks for your help. Adapting Microsofts instructions for Word 2002 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/323013/EN-US/), I was able to manually configure the registry setting in Windows to force UNC (Value Data = 2) on my system running Word 2007 under Windows 7 (32 bit) as follows. 1. Quit all Microsoft Office programs. 2. Click Start, and then click Run. 3. In the Open box, type regedit and then click OK. 4. In the left pane of Registry Editor, find and select the following registry subkey (folder): HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Word\Options 5. While the Options subkey is selected, point to New on the Edit menu, and then click DWORD (32-bit) Value. 6. Type Volume and then press ENTER. 7. While Volume is selected, click Modify on the Edit menu. 8. In the Value Data box, type the value (according to the following chart) that you want Word to use when you work with files on a network drive, and then click OK. Value Data Description --------------------------------------------------------------- 0 Use the drive letter or UNC as typed (default). 1 Convert UNC to drive letter if a drive is mapped. 2 Convert the drive letter to UNC. On the File menu, click Exit to quit Registry Editor. "Peter Jamieson" wrote: > Quote from June 2009: > > -------------------- > The registry setting described in > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/322955 > still seems to function in (say) Word 2007 if modified so that it is > specified for the appropriate version of Word. If for example you insert > the document's pathname using a { FILENAME \p } field you should see > either the mapped drive name or UNC path name depending on the value of > the setting (you may need to close/restart Word and you will need to > update the field to see the difference after a registry change. > So if you have control over your users' registries that could be an > option. However, > a. It's as well to be wary of articles that only mention older > versions of Word, even if the setting appears to work with later versions. > b. I don't know what other aspects of Word behaviour this setting > controls - e.g. perhaps it affects OLE links in unhelpful ways, etc. etc. > c. given (a) and (b), perhaps it would be better to rely on using a > bit of VBA to insert the UNC pathname regardless of a user's registry > settings. (Can't help there off the top of my head). > -------------------- > > I would have tested that with Word 2007 on Vista. Win 7 could be > different and I cannot test that combination here. > > Peter Jamieson > > http://tips.pjmsn.me.uk > > On 05/01/2010 20:11, eheiny wrote: > > How do I get MS Word to display the complete path when I use the filename > > field. When I check the box to include the path, it displays the mapped > > drive letter and abbreviated path, not the complete path. > > For example, MS Word 2007 now displays the path as > > y:\mfg\tooling guide.doc > > instead of the full path \\svr05\Documents\mfg\tooling guide.doc > > I did not have this problem in Office 2003. > > > > I'm now running Office 2007 and Windows 7 > . >
From: Peter Jamieson on 6 Jan 2010 12:19 Useful feedback, thanks! Peter Jamieson http://tips.pjmsn.me.uk On 06/01/2010 13:50, eheiny wrote: > Peter, > > Thanks for your help. Adapting Microsofts instructions for Word 2002 > (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/323013/EN-US/), I was able to manually > configure the registry setting in Windows to force UNC (Value Data = 2) on my > system running Word 2007 under Windows 7 (32 bit) as follows. > 1. Quit all Microsoft Office programs. > 2. Click Start, and then click Run. > 3. In the Open box, type regedit and then click OK. > 4. In the left pane of Registry Editor, find and select the following > registry subkey (folder): > HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Word\Options > 5. While the Options subkey is selected, point to New on the Edit menu, and > then click DWORD (32-bit) Value. > 6. Type Volume and then press ENTER. > 7. While Volume is selected, click Modify on the Edit menu. > 8. In the Value Data box, type the value (according to the following chart) > that you want Word to use when you work with files on a network drive, and > then click OK. > Value Data Description > --------------------------------------------------------------- > 0 Use the drive letter or UNC as typed (default). > 1 Convert UNC to drive letter if a drive is mapped. > 2 Convert the drive letter to UNC. > On the File menu, click Exit to quit Registry Editor. > > > "Peter Jamieson" wrote: > >> Quote from June 2009: >> >> -------------------- >> The registry setting described in >> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/322955 >> still seems to function in (say) Word 2007 if modified so that it is >> specified for the appropriate version of Word. If for example you insert >> the document's pathname using a { FILENAME \p } field you should see >> either the mapped drive name or UNC path name depending on the value of >> the setting (you may need to close/restart Word and you will need to >> update the field to see the difference after a registry change. >> So if you have control over your users' registries that could be an >> option. However, >> a. It's as well to be wary of articles that only mention older >> versions of Word, even if the setting appears to work with later versions. >> b. I don't know what other aspects of Word behaviour this setting >> controls - e.g. perhaps it affects OLE links in unhelpful ways, etc. etc. >> c. given (a) and (b), perhaps it would be better to rely on using a >> bit of VBA to insert the UNC pathname regardless of a user's registry >> settings. (Can't help there off the top of my head). >> -------------------- >> >> I would have tested that with Word 2007 on Vista. Win 7 could be >> different and I cannot test that combination here. >> >> Peter Jamieson >> >> http://tips.pjmsn.me.uk >> >> On 05/01/2010 20:11, eheiny wrote: >>> How do I get MS Word to display the complete path when I use the filename >>> field. When I check the box to include the path, it displays the mapped >>> drive letter and abbreviated path, not the complete path. >>> For example, MS Word 2007 now displays the path as >>> y:\mfg\tooling guide.doc >>> instead of the full path \\svr05\Documents\mfg\tooling guide.doc >>> I did not have this problem in Office 2003. >>> >>> I'm now running Office 2007 and Windows 7 >> . >>
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