We just got Office 2013 from Office 2007. We all access the same documents from one drive on our server. Is there any easy way to access the drives available from an Explorer view on file open? Can I make favorite folders above the Browse button where it has:

Computer
** can I add favorite locations here
Current Folder
Recent Folders
Browse

OR under


OPEN
Recent Documents
One Drive
Computer
Add a Place
** Can I add favorite folders from our main drives like the explorer view?
**Can I add a favorite folder here?

We used to click File/Open and automatically have access to all drives. Now I have to click File/Open/Computer/Browse, then I get the drives and have to go find the file from there. So many more steps. Can it be a trusted location? I don't even know what that means.

To access local files, you can use the standard Open dialog box, if that helps. You can open the dialog box by using the Ctrl+O shortcut, assuming that you first select "Don't show the Backstage when opening or saving files" at File | Options | Save.

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Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP

Microsoft 365 apps for business
Windows 11 Professional

THANK you SO much! Getting rid of the "backstage" what exactly what it was!

You are welcome.

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Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP

Microsoft 365 apps for business
Windows 11 Professional