When you launch the Open dialog box or Save As dialog box, there are several default shortcuts on the Places bar. You can click on any of these shortcuts, such as My Documents, and the Office application will jump to that location.

If you never use any of the default shortcuts on the Places Bar, you can hide them and create your own.

To hide a default shortcut:

1. Open the Registry Editor.

2. Navigate to the following location: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\10.0\Common\Open Find\Places\StandardPlaces. If you are running Office 2003, select 11.0 instead of 10.0.
3. Click the subkey for the place you want to hide, such as MyDocuments.
4. From the Edit menu, point to New, and click DWORD value.
5. Type the name Show and press Enter.
6. Double click the new DWORD value. Type 0 and click OK.
7. Close the Registry Editor.

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