How do I keep file open details in file name order

Posted on Tuesday 16 March 2010

  • When I press file open in word, excel or lotus 123, I want the file to be listed alphabetically with details - file size, date of modification etc to be provided. I can press the details button & double click file name title to get this done for my current session, however when I go back into excel, I must repeat above steps. What's the solution?


  • He's running W98, so there's no admin mode. It is possible to do this in W98 - it used to work fine, then one day, it quit working. That's how the question came up.


  • This question is being asked for a client of mine. I'm waiting to hear back regarding whether it was successful or not. Sorry for the delay.


  • Office 97 does seem to keep the file open setting on my home computer running Windows 2000. However, on my work computer running Win98 it does not. Any ideas?


  • schmerold... I'm not sure I understand the question. I have an older version of Excel, from Office 97, but when I use the File Open dialog, if I click on the Details button, all the details you mentioned become visible, and the files are listed in alphamunerical order by default. If I then close Excel and re-open it, this view is retained when I next select File Open. The same is true with Word. Is it that this used to work the same way for you, and now something has changed, or has this never worked for you? sublime1-ga


  • schmerold... This question is about to expire. Did you get anywhere with this? sublime1-ga


  • schmerold... Aside from dmrmv-ga's suggestion, it may be that the work computer has some administrative settings which prevent such changes from being retained. Then again, Windows 98 may simply not have the ability to retain these settings in the File Open dialog. Is your friend able to log onto the work computer as administrator? sublime1-ga


  • Office 97 does seem to keep the file open setting on my home computer running Windows 2000. However, on my work computer running Win98 it does not. Any ideas?


  • I get the same thing as sublime1. However, I think we may be getting our wires crossed on terminology. I see nothing that says 'Details'. There 'is', however, an icon that, when mouseovered, says "Views." The Icon appears directly to the right of the icon that looks like a "folder." Try pressing that one to get/maintain the last viewed way to open files (with details).


  • In Windows Explorer, go to Tools>Folder Options>View. One of the options you can check is "Remember Folder Settings" (on Windows 2000 anyway, and I think it was in 98 as well). You can also set folder options for one folder and apply it to all folders so you only have to set up one folder with Details and apply to all.







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