MS Office Word: Change default location

The word processor Word stores your documents in a standard location. We'll tell you how to change this here.

Adjust the default location in Word - Here's how

1. Start Word and click on "File".
2. Switch here to the "Options" and the "Advanced" section.
3. Then scroll to the very bottom and click "File Location".
4. Click on "Documents" and then on "Change ..." to change the respective storage location.

This practical tip is based on Microsoft Office 2010 under Windows 7. In the next practical tip, we will show you how easy and convenient you can export file names to Word.