Change Word Processor File Locations

By default, HotDocs uses certain folders that were specified during installation to store text templates and assembled text document files that are used with HotDocs. These folder names and file paths become the default location HotDocs looks when no specific path is assigned at the file's properties.

At the library, you can check whether a full path is given by selecting the template and clicking the Properties button. If a full path is given, HotDocs uses that information when accessing the file. Otherwise, HotDocs uses the default file location specified here.

You can change the locations HotDocs looks for these files.

To change the location of word processor files

1. At the HotDocs library, click the Options button. The HotDocs Options dialog box appears.
2. Double-click the Word Processors folder so that it expands to show subfolders for each word processor that is installed.
3. Click the word processor folder for which you want to make changes. The right pane changes to show the different file locations of the document, template, and startup files (or macro files for WordPerfect users).
4. For each file location you want to change, click the Browse button next to the file location path and navigate to the new location.

If templates in your library use the default file path for its templates, you must move your templates to this new location or HotDocs will not be able to find them. See Move Items to New Locations on Disk.