How to change default file "open" directory.

[Ian_Burroughs@adobeforums.com]

I am using Acrobate 6.0 Std / Win 98 and a new user. Is it possible to have Acrobat automatically default to a director other than c:\My Documents? If so, how? It seems to a pretty basic function to change to your default directories.

[Jonathan_H@adobeforums.com]

Is it possible to have Acrobat automatically default to a director other
than c:\My Documents?




It doesn't. It defaults to the folder from where you oened your last PDF. This is standard pratice in most Windows programs.

Office 2003 is quite customizable in this area (or so I have heard) but I don't think you can do it in Acrobat.

[Ian_Burroughs@adobeforums.com]

Thanks for your quick response.

Mine doesn't default to the last opened directory though. It always default to the "My Docs" directory on my C: drive. If it went to that last opened dir that would be at least a small improvement. Is there a "preference" that needs to be checked somewhere?

[William_A._Davis@adobeforums.com]

I don't think you can do anything about the open location as I recall.

[Aandi_Inston@adobeforums.com]

>Mine doesn't default to the last opened directory though.

You're both right, and more besides: it depends on the version of
Windows in use. Acrobat actually doesn't select a folder. In Windows
98, that is likely to lead to My Documents. In Windows XP, that is
likely to lead to the last folder that Windows saw that application
use.

Aandi Inston

[brenna_olwine@adobeforums.com]

I had Acrobat 5.0 and it opened the last used directory. Now, with 6.0.1, it defaults always to the My Documents folder. What changed?
I was/am running Win2000 for both applications.

[Ian_Burton@home_in_Paris.fr]

My Acrobat Pro 6.01 goes to the directory I last opened a PDF from every time. So I get the behavior Aandi describes. I have not done anything special to get this. It's just the behaviour I get after I did an accept all defaults install 10 days ago. Acrobat 5.05 does just the same on another machine I have

Both machines Win2kPro - all available SP and upgrades.
FWIW
Ian