Looks like this might be regulated in the registry. I never really noticed this before, but I just got the new Photo & Graphic Design 11 and when I click on the open, the dialog box comes up as you would like, without the Place Bar. Don't really know why there is a difference and I don't see a software option that allows you to change it. Sorry.
Joe
as I understand it, the new version 'uses windows explorer' whereas the previous versions did not
Thank you, it seems necessary to move to a new version of Xara
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