CAN'T PIN FOLDERS ANYMORE IN EXCEL/WORD 2016

Anonymous
2015-10-04T15:48:01+00:00

I can not pin folders anymore in excel or word 2016

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  1. Anonymous
    2016-11-03T00:20:51+00:00

    Yes, that is the replacement for pinning folders inside of the Open dialog.

    But it is NOT a replacement for the option to Pin.  I typically have application specific folders pinned. Putting all of the formerly pinned folders into the Quick Access leads to clutter AND running out of space!

    Personally, I want Pinning in the Open dialog returned!

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  2. Anonymous
    2016-11-02T23:22:53+00:00

    You are really close.

    Choose the yellow folder that says browse.

    This will open file explorer. Go over to the small pane on the left and scroll up to the top and you will see a blue star with Quick Access. Here you can pin folders. Seems odd at first but i am finding it quite handy.

    I added the "open" command to the top of Excel in the quick access toolbar. It opens file explorer and the "Quick Access" section is in the left pane at the top again.

    On the toolbar at the bottom of your screen you will see your "pinned" programs. File explorer is there by default. Right click it and you will see you "pinned files" From the tool bar I can easily jump to my pinned folders

    Depending on your keyboard you can make shortcut keys to open file explorer and the "Quick Access" section is there again.

    I hope this helps. I am finding it easier with a little practice.

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  3. Anonymous
    2016-11-02T20:00:10+00:00

    The issue is when one tries to save files. I download hundreds of files a day and this is really making office2016 unusable. It takes me tons of time to go all the way down the tree to save the file I want.

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  4. Anonymous
    2016-10-18T21:15:41+00:00

    When you first open Excel There is a green window on the left that is titled Recent. This won't work there. That would be way too easy. You can only pin files here not folders. Select a file and open it. Either click the open or open recent icons on the top ( I added them to the quick access toolbar) or select File / Open and browse. Here you should be able to right click a folder and select "Pin to quick access". In the little window on the left you can scroll up and see the Star with the Quick Access header.

    The one benefit of doing it this way is that the Quick Access header is there any time you browse for a file. Open Windows Explorer or File Explorer and it's there too.

    Hope this explains it better.

    John

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  5. Anonymous
    2016-10-17T16:03:02+00:00

    "Pin to Quick Access" is not an option I have when right-clicking on a folder.

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