I have word 2007 and want to put a shortcut key on my quick access toolbar that will automatically insert a footer that contains the file name and path when I press it. I had this on my old computer and cannot remember how I did it. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

The title is not meant to be deceiving: Word 2007 doesn’t come with this, but you can set it up yourself. Here are the directions to customize Word so you can have the “two-click insert for file name and path” that many folks feel is missing from Word 2007. Yes, it will take a little set-up time, but it is a one-time investment. When you are done you will be able to insert a footer that includes the file name and path field codes from either the Quick Access Toolbar (two clicks) or from the Insert tab, Header & Footer group (three clicks).
These directions will refer to creating a footer. If you prefer to make a header, just follow the same steps, except you’ll choose header instead of footer when the directions call for it.
If you already have a document with the footer you want, you could start from opening that document and selecting the footer, and going to step 7 in the directions.
If you want to start from scratch, start with a new Word document and begin at step 1.

1. Activate the footer by going through the Insert tab, Header & Footer group, Footer, then click Edit Footer.
2. This step will make sure that the footer will line up with varying page margins: In the Header & Footer Tools, Design tab, Position group, click the Insert Alignment Tab button, and in the Alignment Tab box, set a Left tab, then click OK.
3. Insert the file name and path field: click the Insert tab, then in the Text group, click Quick Parts, then choose Field…
4. In the Field box, set the Categories… to All, and scroll down to FileName and click to select. In the right side of the Field box, select the check box to Add path to filename.
5. In order to control how the filename and path displays, choose Lowercase from the Format: options in the center of the Field box.
6. Click OK to insert.
7. To save the footer you just made: select the footer by pushing Ctrl + A, then through the Header & Footer Tools, Design tab or the Insert tab, Header & Footer group, click the Footer button and choose Save Selection to Footer Gallery…
8. In the Create New Building Block box, type in a Name: for the footer (this will be the name next to it in the Footer Gallery list).
9. Make sure Gallery: is on Footers.
10. Create a new Category: – this will make your footers appear at the top of the Gallery list. In the drop-down list by Category: choose Create New Category. In the Create New Category box, type in an exclamation point followed by something like My Footers. (!My Footers) Click OK to finish.

That’s all the steps – to test it, open a new Word document (Ctrl + N), click the Insert tab, and in the Headers & Footers group click Footer, your !My Footer category should be at the top of the list, with your filename and path footer listed underneath.
You could make it one-click quicker by adding the Footer button to the Quick Access Toolbar.
Click the Office button, then Word Options. Click Customize in the left pane, and in Choose Command From: choose All Commands. Scroll down the list until you see Footer. Select Footer and click the center right arrow button to add to the list of commands already on the Quick Access Toolbar. Use the Up or Down order buttons on the right side to position it where you want. OK to finish.
Now you can insert the file name and path footer from the Quick Access Toolbar with just two-clicks.
One last thing to be aware of: when you exit out of Word, you will get a message that start with “You have modified styles, building blocks…Do you want to save changes to “BuildingBlocks.dotx”? You have to respond Yes in order to save the footer you created and saved to the Footer Gallery.

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