Chip, I just copy and paste to the desktop and it works here, I don't mean the folder but the actual desktop. This is under XP Professional, though, I don't know if it is specific to something on my system or not, and I don't know where the file is placed visually.
Best regards, Steve Jacobson On Tue, 31 Aug 2010 19:15:40 -0400, Chip Orange wrote: >Tom, >the problem I believe, is that she wants it on her desktop. I don't know of >an easy way to get a file there. normally, you're told to right click an >empty space on the desktop and then choose paste. >what I do is use the %userprofile% variable to then drill down to my desktop >dir, depending on the operating system. though, this can be different, and >it's not that easy for everyone to manage. >I've seen powertoys with a "send to desktop" choice, but the one I tried >just had no effect. >anyone have any good ideas for getting a file to the desktop? >Chip > >-----Original Message----- >From: Tom Kingston [mailto:[email protected]] >Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2010 11:12 AM >To: Loescher, Martha >Cc: [email protected] >Subject: Re: Would someone please rescue me! >Hi Martha, >Have you tried just opening the file in excel and using the "save as" option >and saving it to wherever you want the copy? Hope this does the trick. >Regards, >Tom >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Loescher, Martha" <[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2010 10:47 AM >Subject: Would someone please rescue me! >I have a file in Microsoft Excel and I want to move it to a folder on my >desktop. I have used every way of copying I can think of, and it >doesn't do anything but sit there. If it copies any place I can't >confirm it. >I go through this every two weeks when it comes to making a new time >sheet for my Supervisor. I'm about ready to pull my hair out, and there >isn't much of that! >Many thanks in advance. >Martha Loescher, Secretary >Ohio Department of Natural Resources >Division of Watercraft >2045 Morse Rd >Bldg a-3 >Columbus OH 43229 >Phone: 614-265-6774 >Email: [email protected] >If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original sender >only. If your reply would benefit others on the list and your message is >related to GW Micro, then please consider sending your message to >[email protected] so the entire list will receive it. >GW-Info messages are archived at http://www.gwmicro.com/gwinfo. You can >manage your list subscription at http://www.gwmicro.com/listserv. >If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original sender >only. If your reply would benefit others on the list and your message is >related to GW Micro, then please consider sending your message to >[email protected] so the entire list will receive it. >GW-Info messages are archived at http://www.gwmicro.com/gwinfo. You can >manage your list subscription at http://www.gwmicro.com/listserv. >If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original sender only. >If your reply would benefit others on the list and your message is related to GW Micro, then please consider sending your message to [email protected] so the entire list will receive it. >GW-Info messages are archived at http://www.gwmicro.com/gwinfo. You can manage >your list subscription at http://www.gwmicro.com/listserv. If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original sender only. If your reply would benefit others on the list and your message is related to GW Micro, then please consider sending your message to [email protected] so the entire list will receive it. GW-Info messages are archived at http://www.gwmicro.com/gwinfo. You can manage your list subscription at http://www.gwmicro.com/listserv.
