Set Default Directory for Save As Button on Forms

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In short, you cannot change the initial path for the SaveAs dialog.

I just purchased Acrobat 9 Pro (I am a new user) and can't find where to change the default file directory from My Documents. I see other users have had similar questions with earlier versions of Acrobat but I assume that Acrobat 9 has this option hidden somewhere. Can someone tell me where it is?

You'll need to change the default location for My Documents, which affects all your programs. There is also some detail in the post [url=http://www.acrobatusers.com/forums/aucbb/viewtopic.php?id=3738]default file location[/url] on how to modify the registry (for an earlier version of Acrobat) too.

Thanks. I was looking for a somewhat more user-friendly option. After some bad experiences, I regard editing the Registry like dealing with the plague and so I avoid that option completely.

However, now that I have used Acrobat 9 Pro for a few minor projects, I find it's unnecessary to change the default file directory since the program remembers the last file directory you used and defaults to that directory for File Open, File Save, and File Print to Adobe PDF in other programs. That's consistent with how Adobe Premiere works, and I have found that operating protocol to be quite satisfactory in my frequent use of that program.

I'm also new to Acrobat Pro 9 and am having trouble setting the default directory. But, mine is not defaulting to the last used directory. It always defaults to a temp directory in an IE directory when I open pdf files on the internet or convert to a pdf. Is there any way I can specify my My Documents folder as the default?
Thanks,
Joe

You can set the Temporary Internet Folder location in IE, it's under the Tools > Internet Options > Settings menu.

Sorry, guess I wasn't clear. I'm trying to set the default directory in Acrobat to the My Documents folder instead of Acrobat always defaulting to my IE temp directory when I open a pdf file in a browser window or right click on a browser page and convert it to a pdf file. After converting a page and navigating to a folder in My Documents and later converting another page to pdf, Acrobat continues to try to save in the IE temp directory rather than my last used folder. Is there a way to have Acrobat always go to the My Documents folder. I can do this in any other program through each programs preferences to tell it where I want files saved but I can't find this in Acrobat if it's there.
Thanks,
Joe

Unfortunately there isn't a setting in Acrobat to do this. You might consider creating a shortcut in your temp folder to at least minimize the number of clicks.

I was afraid of that. Thanks, that's a good idea.

Joe

To be honest, that is quite pathetic - that a program as sophisticated as Acrobat 9 doesn't let you choose a default directory. Hopefully Acrobat 10 will fix this oversight.

Is there a way to set Acrobat Professional 9 Extended to default to the active Windows directory when saving files? The lack of this relationship costs me allot of time an agony to browse through the directory hierarchy every time a file needs to be saved to different location than the last used location – which is normally the case for me.

experiment with the following two methods: 1) 'save as' offers a button on left side to 'my recent documents' (shortcuts to recently opened files and FOLDERS) and 2) in 'my documents' folder maintain shortcuts to any number of folders. use the 'save as' and button on left side to 'my documents', click on your desired target folder's shortcut