How to easily get network path to the file you are

Question

In Excel 2003 there used to be a command that I added to my toolbar that was called Address (if I remember correctly) and it would show the fully-qualified network path to the file I had open. For example: \\ads\IT-DEPT-DFS\data\Users\someguy\somefile.xls

This made it easy to grab this string and pop it in an email when you wanted to share the file with a coworker. I don't see this option in Excel 2010 but find myself needing to send/receive Excel files a lot now. Coworkers will give vague references to "it is on the share drive" or email the file as an attachment (ugh!).

Anyone know if something comparable exists in Excel 2010?

UPDATE: I found this mapping of Excel 2003 to 2007 commands. http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/excel-help/redir/AM010186429.aspx?CTT=5&origin=HA010086048

Web>Address is what I was using - looks like that became "Document Location" in 2007. But they removed/obfuscated this again in 2010. I am trying to find a mapping like this for 2007 to 2010.

Answer 1

Just paste the below formula in any of the cells, it will render the path of the file:

=LEFT(CELL("filename"),FIND("]",CELL("filename"),1))

The above formula works in any version of Excel.

Answer 2

In Win7 (and Vista I think), you can Shift+Right Click the file in question and select Copy as path to get the full network path. Note: if the shared drive is mapped to a letter, you will get that path instead (ie: X:\someguy\somefile.xls)

Answer 3

Here's how to get the filepath of the file in Excel 2010.

1) Right click on the Ribbon.
2) Click on "Customize the Ribbon"
3) On the right hand side, click "New Group." This will add a new tab to the Ribbon. If you want to, click on the "Rename" button the right side and name your tab. For example, I named the tab "Doc Path." This step is optional
4) Under "Choose Commands From" on the left hand side, choose "Commands Not in the Ribbon."
5) Select "Document Location" and "Add" it to your newly created group.
6) The filepath should now appear under the newly created tab on the ribbon.

Answer 4

Answer to my own question. The only way I have found that works consistently and instantaneously is to:

1) Create a link in my "Favorites" to the directory I use

2) Update the properties on that favorite to be an absolute path (\\ads\IT-DEPT-DFS\Data\MAILROOM)

3) When saving a new file, I navigate to that directory only via the Favorites directory created above (or you can use any Shortcut with an absolute path)

4) After saving, go to the File tab and the full path can be copied from the top of the Info (default) section

Answer 5

Right click on the ribbon and choose Customize the ribbon. From the Choose commands from: drop down, select Commands not in the ribbon.

That is where I found the Document location command.

Answer 6

Easiest way to find address path in Excel 2010:

File - info - properties (on right) - (drop-down menu) - advanced properties - general tab

You will get to the same properties box that was so simple to find in Excel 2003.