How can I access my favorites in a Windows 7 file dialog box?

"Simply add an additional library called Favorites.

Open Explorer and click Libraries from the left-hand side of the window
Right-click in the file/folder window (not on a file/folder itself), select New then Library and name it Favorites
Double-click it to open the newly created Favorites library
Click Include a folder
Type %USERPROFILE%\Favorites into the Folder editbox and press Enter. Alternatively (depending on the version and perhaps MUI language of the Win 7 install), use %USERPROFILE%\Links to get the ""Favorites"" list (God does not know how to explain this).

Job done, you will now be able to quickly get back to your favorites in a matter of two clicks from most dialog boxes - as long as they display the Libraries button (like in your screenshot).

or

An alternative to this, to ensure that you can ALWAYS quickly get to your favorites folder may be to set an environment variable such as %f% which points to your favorites folder.

Press Windows key+Pause/Break to bring up the System window
Click Advanced System Settings
Click Environment Variables
Click New in the System Variables section of the dialog box
Set the Variable name to f and the Variable value to %USERPROFILE%\Favorites
Restart

You can then quickly get to your favorites folder by tapping %f% into the path. This will work with ANY dialog box."

"Much easier than this....

Select the forlder you want to make accesible

Then go to ""Tools"" menu (right sup corner) and select Add to ""my Addreses""

Fron now on this folder will apeared in the common places bar.

Plus: with the right mouse button you can change the order."

"Type

C:\Users\%username%\Favorites

Into the address bar of an open Explorer Window"

"Following the steps described in How to Customize Common Open File Dialog Box Places Bar in Windows:

You can customize the buttons in the left part of your ""Select file to import from"" or any similar dialog. Add C:\Users\username\Links to ""Places to display:"" in your
Local Group Policy Settings.

and your favorite links will appear in the ""Select file to import from"" (or any other similar) dialog."