To see the full path, click in the address bar. The path to the location of the currently open file displays in the address bar at the top of the “Save As” dialog box. Under “Computer” on the right side of the backstage screen, either select the “Current Folder,” a folder under “Recent Folders,” or click the “Browse” button at the bottom of the list. On the “Save As” screen, click “Computer.” On the backstage screen, click “Save As” in the list of items on the left. On the right side of the “Open” screen is a list of “Recent Documents.” The path for each file is listed under the file name and can be copied by right-clicking on the file name or path for a file and selecting “Copy path to clipboard” from the popup menu.įinally, you can also use the “Save As” command to find out the path of the currently open file. You can also access a list of recently opened documents by clicking “Open” in the list of items on the left side of the backstage, or start, screen.
The “%20” is the Unicode equivalent of a space and this code is inserted everywhere there is a space in the copied path.Īlso, in the bottom-right corner of the “Info” screen is the option to “Open File Location.” If you move your mouse over “Open File Location,” the full path to the currently open file displays in a popup.Ĭlicking on “Open File Location” opens a Windows Explorer window directly to the folder containing the file.Įarlier in this article we mentioned finding the location of a file using the “Recent” list when you open Word (without opening a file). Note that when you copy the path from this location, it pastes differently when pasted elsewhere, such as into Notepad, as shown below.įile:///C:\Users\Lori\Google%20Drive\HTGArticles\How%20to%20Find%20Locations%20of%20Files%20in%20Word%202013.docx You can copy the path from this location, as well, by left-clicking on the path (not right-clicking) and selecting “Copy link to clipboard” from the popup menu.
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