How to Organize Folders in Word 2007

1. Create a folder in Microsoft Word 2007 by clicking on the Microsoft Office button and selecting “Open.” In the “Open” dialog box, navigate to the directory where your subfolder will be saved.
2. Click on the “Create New Folder” button in the dialog box and name your folder. Then press “OK” to close the “New Folder” dialog box. You will be redirected to the folder you just created.
3. Create subfolders within the newly created folder by following step 2. Use the “Up One Level” button in the “Open” dialog box to return to the previous (main) folder.
4. Find all your Word files by changing the “Files of Type” option to “All Word Documents” in the “Open” dialog box. Then select all the Word files you want to move and drag them into the new folder you created in step 2.
5. Find all files that relate to a certain topic in the new folder by placing your cursor by the “File Name” text box and typing *name* (for example). Adding an asterisk tells Word to locate all files that contain the word “name.”
6. Press the “Enter” key to find the matches. Select the files that now appear in the dialog box and drag them into the subfolder of your choice.
7. Rename a folder or subfolder by selecting it in the “Open” dialog box. Click inside the file name (until only the file name is selected), then type in a folder name of your choice.
8. Delete a folder in Word by selecting the folder and pressing the “Delete” key on your keyboard. To close the “Open” dialog box, click “Cancel.”
9. Choose the default location where your Microsoft Word 2007 files are saved. Click on the Microsoft Office button and select “Word Options” from the bottom of the list.
10. Select the “Save” category and go to the “Default File Location.” Click on “Browse” and find the location you want your Word files automatically saved. Then click on “OK.” To update the location where your auto-recover files are placed, click on “Browse” by the “AutoRecover File Location” text box.
11. Accept your changes by pressing “OK” in the “Word Options” dialog box.