# Changing Your Working Directory

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Changing Your Working Directory
When you start a dialog to open or save a document, $[officename] initially displays your working directory. To change this directory:
- Choose %PRODUCTNAME - Preferences Tools - Options - $[officename] - Paths.
- Click My Documents and click the Edit button, or double-click on My Documents.
- In the Select Path dialog, choose the working directory you want and click Select.
You also use this procedure to change the directory displayed by $[officename] when you want to insert a graphic. Choose %PRODUCTNAME - Preferences Tools - Options - $[officename] - Paths - Graphics, then follow step 3.
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