Judy L wrote:

> Ken, my apologies, I omitted to mention I was using Firefox and it
> came back to me that I had to go into Tools to change the option from
> Desktop to Downloads.


OK. I know next to nothing about Firefox, and couldn't help with it.


> Many thanks for your help.


You're welcome, even though it was the wrong answer in your case.


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> "Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote in message
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>> Judy L wrote:
>>
>>> When new programs are downloaded, they are going to desktop - there
>>> is a way to alter that to send the new programs to the file
>>> "Downloads"
>>
>>
>> A minor point, but wrong terminology can confuse people. It's the
>> downloads *folder* you're talking about. A file is something (such
>> as the program you're downloading) you put into a folder.
>>
>>
>>> which I created. I've just forgotten where or how to
>>> alter so that they go direct to the file "Downloads"
>>
>>
>>
>> Just change to the Downloads folder. It will use it from then on. It
>> reemembers and uses the last folder you donwloaded to to.
>>
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