How do I make a file save/open dialog box remember it's settings? (windows xp)

Factual Questions
1

When opening multiple files one by one I keep having to change the order and display mode of the files (‘modified’ and ‘thumbnails’).

How do I make the dialog box remember the settings?

thanks.

2

That’s a head-scratcher. I’ve got WinXP, and Office XP. If I launch Word, and do a File, Open, have it sort the files by Modified date, and change the view to Thumbnails, it remembers it just fine, even after closing and re-launching Word. Ditto for Excel.

3

Try this, though I’m not sure if it works as I don’t want to change my own settings.

Change the view in Windows Explorer to sort by date, and then choose Tools / Folder Options / View / Apply to All Folders

In theory this should also affect File Open/Save dialog boxes too.

4

Sort by date? Sorry that’s now what I meant. Sort by whatever you want.