I was looking for information about customizing the “My Places” bar, and found this great article. It seems to actually be a sample chapter from a book. I found lots of great tips in here. I hope you do, too. BTW, customizing My Places is a real time saver if you have several efforts going on at once!

Office File Management for Experts

(Sample Chapter is provided courtesy of Que).

Without a sensible file-naming strategy and a clear understanding of where and how Office stores files, you’ll quickly be overwhelmed by the sheer number of files that Office programs generate. Fortunately, as you’ll learn in this sample chapter, Office 2003 integrates well with Windows Explorer, the essential file management tool used throughout the operating system.

In this chapter:

* What’s New in Office 2003
* Setting Up Office File Storage Locations
* Managing Files and Folders on a SharePoint Server
* Creating New Files
* Using and Customizing Common Dialog Boxes
* Storing Document Details
* Searching for Office Files
* Working with Multiple Files
* Setting Up Automatic Backup and Recovery Options
* Troubleshooting
* Secrets of the Office Masters: Details, Details