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MS Office Forum / Excel / New Users / July 2006Full path possible to be seen?
Where to set Excell so the Excell window and file that I am working with shows the full path (full path.xls) of where the folders are in the upper left hand side line of the window? Paste these into the Thisworkbook module Private Sub Workbook_Open() ActiveWindow.Caption = ActiveWorkbook.FullName End Sub Private Sub Workbook_BeforeClose(Cancel As Boolean) Application.Caption = "" End Sub Alternative..................... If you just want to toggle on/off............... Sub CaptionToggle() ' toggles title bar between document name and full path If ActiveWindow.Caption = ActiveWorkbook.Name Then ActiveWindow.Caption = ActiveWorkbook.FullName Else: ActiveWindow.Caption = ActiveWorkbook.Name End If End Sub Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP >Where to set Excell so the Excell window and file that I am working with >shows the full path (full path.xls) of where the folders are in the upper >left hand side line of the window? Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP This seems very complicated! Is there not an easier simple way? Is this newsgroup geared to "new users" or to advanced "gurus"? I was wondering if a simple change of setting in Options or somewhere will do the trick. > Paste these into the Thisworkbook module > [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > > Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP Octavio There is no option to change the Caption as you wish without using code. I realize this is the newusers group and would like to give you an easier solution, but.................not to be. The question now is.........how badly do you want to see the full path in the Title Bar? Gord >This seems very complicated! Is there not an easier simple way? Is this >newsgroup geared to "new users" or to advanced "gurus"? [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] >> >> Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP There isn't always a simple answer. Generally the answers given here are as simple as can be and still solve the problem. If a setting will do it, someone will point it out. But there isn't a setting for every situation. If you need help getting the code into the workbook event, here's a page I set up to give the detailed process of doing it. It has links to similar pages telling how to set up to attach code to a worksheet's events and for just general purpose code. http://www.jlathamsite.com/Teach/WorkbookCode.htm The folks here do a marvelous job of providing answers to what seem to be 'trivial' questions - but with difficult answers. Often they develop help tools beyond what Microsoft has available and share them to help everyone, novice, jaded user and guru alike. > This seems very complicated! Is there not an easier simple way? Is this > newsgroup geared to "new users" or to advanced "gurus"? [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] > > > > Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP Right click in the toolbar and choose "Customize", Click on "Commands " tab, In the left window, scroll down to, and click on "Web", In the right window, click on the "Address" bar, and drag to toolbar, Or, drag to menu bar (usually more room there), Then, while it's *still* selected, hover cursor over left or right border, until it becomes a 2 headed arrow. Drag to increase the size of the window, since paths may be rather long. Close "Customize " window.  SignatureRegards, RD --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please keep all correspondence within the NewsGroup, so all may benefit ! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > There isn't always a simple answer. Generally the answers given here are as > simple as can be and still solve the problem. If a setting will do it, [quoted text clipped - 46 lines] > > > > > > Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP I take these things too literally<g> I thought OP asked for the path to be on the Title Bar so provided a method. Your method will achieve the same effect, which is to see the full path. Gord >Right click in the toolbar and choose "Customize", >Click on "Commands " tab, [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >Drag to increase the size of the window, since paths may be rather long. >Close "Customize " window. I have this on all my users machines, since we're on a LAN, and they're taught to backup their files to their own C:\ drive, in addition to having them written to the servers. You'd be surprised how fast you forget exactly where you're at, after working on a sheet for a while. I think it was back in XL97 where you could "Save AS', and automatically be directed to the "home" file. SignatureRegards, RD --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please keep all correspondence within the NewsGroup, so all may benefit ! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > I take these things too literally<g> > [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > >Drag to increase the size of the window, since paths may be rather long. > >Close "Customize " window. Personally, I like the way xl2k+ defaults to the folder where the original file lives... But Jim Rech posted this: http://groups.google.co.uk/group/microsoft.public.excel.misc/browse_frm/thread/5 c8933d74dc8b1da/d6ef188ff2f81ee6?lnk=st&q=AlwaysSaveToCurrentPath+group%3A*excel *+author%3Arech&rnum=1&hl=en#d6ef188ff2f81ee6 or http://snipurl.com/kr74 That shows a way to modify the SaveAs behavior for all File|SaveAs. > I have this on all my users machines, since we're on a LAN, and they're > taught to backup their files to their own C:\ drive, in addition to having [quoted text clipped - 35 lines] > > >Drag to increase the size of the window, since paths may be rather long. > > >Close "Customize " window. SignatureDave Peterson Thanks Dave, but any mention of "Registry" makes me get the shakes!<bg> SignatureRegards, RD --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please keep all correspondence within the NewsGroup, so all may benefit ! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Personally, I like the way xl2k+ defaults to the folder where the original file > lives... > > But Jim Rech posted this: http://groups.google.co.uk/group/microsoft.public.excel.misc/browse_frm/thread/5 c8933d74dc8b1da/d6ef188ff2f81ee6?lnk=st&q=AlwaysSaveToCurrentPath+group%3A*excel *+author%3Arech&rnum=1&hl=en#d6ef188ff2f81ee6 > or > [quoted text clipped - 42 lines] > > > >Drag to increase the size of the window, since paths may be rather long. > > > >Close "Customize " window. One more... You could use an application event that monitors when you change windows. If you want to try: You could use this in a new workbook (or add to your personal.xls file). This goes under the ThisWorkbook module. Option Explicit Public WithEvents xlApp As Excel.Application Private Sub Workbook_Open() Set xlApp = Application End Sub Private Sub Workbook_Close() Set xlApp = Nothing End Sub Private Sub xlApp_WindowActivate(ByVal Wb As Workbook, ByVal Wn As Window) Wn.Caption = Wb.FullName End Sub If you save that workbook in your XLStart folder, then each time excel opens, this workbook will open. If you're new to macros, you may want to read David McRitchie's intro at: http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/getstarted.htm > Where to set Excell so the Excell window and file that I am working with > shows the full path (full path.xls) of where the folders are in the upper > left hand side line of the window? SignatureDave Peterson |
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