Please Note: This article is written for users of the following Microsoft Word versions: 2007, 2010, and 2013. If you are using an earlier version (Word 2003 or earlier), this tip may not work for you. For a version of this tip written specifically for earlier versions of Word, click here: Locating the My Documents Folder.

Locating the My Documents Folder

by Allen Wyatt
(last updated March 13, 2019)

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When creating a macro, you may need to know the full path to the user's My Documents folder. The path can differ, based on the system and the user logged into the system. The easiest way to locate it is through the use of the Environ function, as shown here:

MsgBox Environ("userprofile") & "\My Documents"

This code line displays the full path (including the drive letter) in a message box. If you want to have the path assigned to a string variable instead, you can use this code line:

sMyPath = Environ("userprofile") & "\My Documents"

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WordTips is your source for cost-effective Microsoft Word training. (Microsoft Word is the most popular word processing software in the world.) This tip (13115) applies to Microsoft Word 2007, 2010, and 2013. You can find a version of this tip for the older menu interface of Word here: Locating the My Documents Folder.

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2014-05-24 08:19:19

PeterJ

Hi Allen

I've been using this method on PCs running Windows successfully for quite a long time. Unfortunately, the Environ function does not work on MACs. Does anyone know an equally easy solution to finding the MAC equivalent of the 'My Documents' folder?

Thanks
Peter

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