When I am in Office, I would like to put shortcuts in the left column
that currently shows Icons such as "My Computer", "My Documents",
"Favorites". If I cannot edit or change these Icons, I would like to
save it to area after I click "My computer". How can I do this?

Hi stevegill,

Here's how to add items to the "My Places" Bar:

To add an item to the My Places bar, follow these steps: 

1. On the File menu in any Office XP program, click Open. 

2. In the Open dialog box, select the item that you want to add in the
contents pane.
Example: In the Look in list, click My Documents. In the contents
pane, click My Pictures.

3. Click Tools, and then click Add to "My Places".

Source:
Microsoft Support
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;282087


I hope this is helpful. If you have any questions regarding my answer
please don't hesitate to ask before rating.

Best regards,
Rainbow