I don't think this can be done through Tools | Customize, which doesn't have
a "command" listed for it. Resetting the menu might help. If the setting
were disabled in Options, I'd suspect TweakUI or the like, but since you can
apparently change that setting, that isn't the issue. Have you tried
rebooting Windows or at least restarting Word? If even that doesn't help,
then perhaps your Registry needs a nudge; see
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/MissingMenusEtc.htm

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"Uncle Joe" wrote in message
...
Hi. Windows XP Home, Pentium 4, 1 GB, Word 2003

Realized with a start today that the "Recently Used File List"
option has disappeared from File Menu. I depend heavily
on it.

Double checked Tools Options General and the
"Recently Used File List" option is enabled and 9 files
are specified in the list box.

Manually opened a couple of existing Word documents,
slightly modified them, saved them, and Closed Word.
Reopened Word hoping to see the Recently Used File List
had reappeared, and would show the two documents in
the list. No joy! Darn.

Any ideas on how to reclaim this valuable File List option
Thank you.