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More about Office data connection and data retrieval service connection files

Applies to: Microsoft Office Excel 2003, Word 2003

Microsoft Office data connection (.odc) and Data retrieval service connections (.uxdc) files are saved by default to the My Data Sources folder, or you can click Browse to choose another location to store your data. If you include a description or keywords for an Office data connection file, you can use them to perform a search later by clicking Tools in the Select Data Source dialog box.