Sort of. I use file:///H:/Shortcuts_RTM/whatever.doc but filename can't have spaces. I suppose you could use shortcuts to the file itself to overcome this.

Forgot to mention: you add this in the URL field.

thanks i'm a technoidiot... do i just type this in url and it will pull up from my hard drive?

file:///H:/Shortcuts_RTM/whatever.doc

You have to find the exact location of your file. Right-click the file and choose properties or something like that and you see the path. The path can't have any spaces in it or this will not work.