# WordService not showing option for "Insert File Path" in MAC OS 15

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**Created:** [February 20, 2026, 7:53pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/wordservice-not-showing-option-for-insert-file-path-in-mac-os-15/86376 "2026-02-20T19:53:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![vakeris](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/43a26b/32.png) [@vakeris](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/vakeris)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2026, 7:53pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/wordservice-not-showing-option-for-insert-file-path-in-mac-os-15/86376/1 "2026-02-20T19:53:10Z")

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Downloaded WordService from Devon; computer shows app is downloaded. But “Insert File Path” is not showing as an option under WordService. I use MAC OS 15. How can get “Insert File Path” as a usable option?

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**Author:** ![BLUEFROG](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/user_avatar/discourse.devontechnologies.com/bluefrog/32/135_2.png) [@BLUEFROG](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/BLUEFROG)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2026, 8:27pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/wordservice-not-showing-option-for-insert-file-path-in-mac-os-15/86376/2 "2026-02-20T20:27:20Z")

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Welcome @vakeris  
What do you have selected? WordService functions with a text selection and that command specifically with a POSIX path.

Also, I’d recommend you give WordService _Full Disk Access_ in _System Settings \> Privacy & Security_ so it can quietly build the file listing without annoying macOS prompts.

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**Author:** ![vakeris](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/43a26b/32.png) [@vakeris](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/vakeris)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2026, 2:37am UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/wordservice-not-showing-option-for-insert-file-path-in-mac-os-15/86376/3 "2026-02-21T02:37:51Z")

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Thanks for the ideas. I tried giving full disk access as you suggested but WordService did not show up as an app that could be given access. That tells me WordService didn’t get installed correctly/completely. When I click on it in my list of installed apps, it appears to be there. Any suggestions?

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**Author:** ![BLUEFROG](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/user_avatar/discourse.devontechnologies.com/bluefrog/32/135_2.png) [@BLUEFROG](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/BLUEFROG)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2026, 5:51pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/wordservice-not-showing-option-for-insert-file-path-in-mac-os-15/86376/4 "2026-02-21T17:51:22Z")

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Full Disk Access just avoids annoying macOS warnings like _'Do you want WordService to access your Desktop folder?"_

You only need to launch WordService once and its services are available. But it’s also a _ **text** _ service so you need text selected to use it. And you need to have a POSIX path selected for it to work, e.g., `~/desktop`.

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**Author:** ![vakeris](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/43a26b/32.png) [@vakeris](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/vakeris)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2026, 11:23pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/wordservice-not-showing-option-for-insert-file-path-in-mac-os-15/86376/5 "2026-02-21T23:23:35Z")

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What is a POSIX path?

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**Post date:** [February 22, 2026, 12:01am UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/wordservice-not-showing-option-for-insert-file-path-in-mac-os-15/86376/6 "2026-02-22T00:01:32Z")

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It’s a UNIX file path, per my example: `~/desktop` and `/Users/vakeris/desktop` are both examples of POSIX paths.

I’m guessing you’re misdunderstanding what the WordService command does.

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**Author:** ![vakeris](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/43a26b/32.png) [@vakeris](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/vakeris)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2026, 1:41am UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/wordservice-not-showing-option-for-insert-file-path-in-mac-os-15/86376/7 "2026-02-22T01:41:13Z")

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You probably are right. I actually understand very little about my computer and its programs. I just follow the instructions.

As to WordService: I understood the app would enable me to have the path to a document printed at the bottom of the document automatically. If that is not the way it works, then it won’t be much use to me.

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**Post date:** [February 22, 2026, 3:17am UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/wordservice-not-showing-option-for-insert-file-path-in-mac-os-15/86376/8 "2026-02-22T03:17:59Z")

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Ahh, no that’s not what WordService is for.  
Look at the print settings in the application in which you’re printing. It may have an option for including header or footer information.