Specifying Default Location for New Documents

When you create a new document and save it, it is saved by default to a particular location.

On Windows, you can specify the default directory for saving new documents.

Note:

There is no such option on Linux and Mac OS X.

Call up the Preferences Dialog.
To call up the Preferences Dialog, choose Tools > Preferences .
Select the General tab.
Figure 1. General tab.
To specify the default location for new documents, do the following:
1. Click the Browse button next to the Documents location field.
2. In the Browse For Folder Dialog, select a directory and click OK.
  Note:
  To create a new directory, click the Make New Folder button.
  
  Figure 2. Browse For Folder Dialog.
Click the Apply button to apply the settings.
Click the Close button to close the dialog.