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Editing MRU File List?
Does anyone know if it is possible to edit the MRU file list in Word? Here's
the point: I know that it is possible to shut off the MRU feature entirely or alter the number of entries it retains. But is it possible to delete [or edit] entries (from both the File menu and the Task Pane) to prevent the inclusion of files that I have manually deleted from the My Documents folder [or correctly link to docs I have moved from their original locations to sub-folders]? Deleting the shortcuts in Documents and Settings\User\Application Data\Microsoft\Office\Recent does not work. I've tried that. --WIN-XP(SP2)-Home --Office XP (SP3) |
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See http://www.gmayor.com/clear_recently_used_file_list.htm which explains
how to clear the list of either just one entry or the lot. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org MikeyD wrote: Does anyone know if it is possible to edit the MRU file list in Word? Here's the point: I know that it is possible to shut off the MRU feature entirely or alter the number of entries it retains. But is it possible to delete [or edit] entries (from both the File menu and the Task Pane) to prevent the inclusion of files that I have manually deleted from the My Documents folder [or correctly link to docs I have moved from their original locations to sub-folders]? Deleting the shortcuts in Documents and Settings\User\Application Data\Microsoft\Office\Recent does not work. I've tried that. --WIN-XP(SP2)-Home --Office XP (SP3) |
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Thanks Graham. The Ctrl + Alt + hyphen approach worked on a selective basis
as you suggested. For your further information, and the benefit of anyone else viewing this exchange, the entries for a deleted file were erased from both the File menu and the Task Pane when the "fat" hyphen was placed over the entry in just the File menu. However, the opposite approach did not work, i.e., trying to delete the entry from the Task Pane generated an error message to the effect that Word could not find the file. The entry was erased subsequently by erasing it from the File menu. The File menu closes after the fat hyphen treatment and the erasure can be verified by clicking on File again. The Task Pane has to be closed and reopened to verify the deletion of the entry there. I tested the approach with a file that had not been deleted to see if clicking the fat hyphen on the Task Pane entry would work. I could not get it to do so, because the hyphen reverted to an arrow when I placed it over the entry and the file opened. Meanwhile, I accidentally eliminated the "Task Pane" entry from the View menu whilst experimenting with this technique. I am going to try a system restore. If that does not work, Graham, how do I get that menu choice back? "Graham Mayor" wrote: See http://www.gmayor.com/clear_recently_used_file_list.htm which explains how to clear the list of either just one entry or the lot. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org MikeyD wrote: Does anyone know if it is possible to edit the MRU file list in Word? Here's the point: I know that it is possible to shut off the MRU feature entirely or alter the number of entries it retains. But is it possible to delete [or edit] entries (from both the File menu and the Task Pane) to prevent the inclusion of files that I have manually deleted from the My Documents folder [or correctly link to docs I have moved from their original locations to sub-folders]? Deleting the shortcuts in Documents and Settings\User\Application Data\Microsoft\Office\Recent does not work. I've tried that. --WIN-XP(SP2)-Home --Office XP (SP3) |
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I will amend my web page to comment on the task pane. I guess I need to add
greater emphasis to the fact that it is a *destructive* cursor? To get the required menu entry back, select tools customize commands view and drag the Task Pane entry back to the menu. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org MikeyD wrote: Thanks Graham. The Ctrl + Alt + hyphen approach worked on a selective basis as you suggested. For your further information, and the benefit of anyone else viewing this exchange, the entries for a deleted file were erased from both the File menu and the Task Pane when the "fat" hyphen was placed over the entry in just the File menu. However, the opposite approach did not work, i.e., trying to delete the entry from the Task Pane generated an error message to the effect that Word could not find the file. The entry was erased subsequently by erasing it from the File menu. The File menu closes after the fat hyphen treatment and the erasure can be verified by clicking on File again. The Task Pane has to be closed and reopened to verify the deletion of the entry there. I tested the approach with a file that had not been deleted to see if clicking the fat hyphen on the Task Pane entry would work. I could not get it to do so, because the hyphen reverted to an arrow when I placed it over the entry and the file opened. Meanwhile, I accidentally eliminated the "Task Pane" entry from the View menu whilst experimenting with this technique. I am going to try a system restore. If that does not work, Graham, how do I get that menu choice back? "Graham Mayor" wrote: See http://www.gmayor.com/clear_recently_used_file_list.htm which explains how to clear the list of either just one entry or the lot. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org MikeyD wrote: Does anyone know if it is possible to edit the MRU file list in Word? Here's the point: I know that it is possible to shut off the MRU feature entirely or alter the number of entries it retains. But is it possible to delete [or edit] entries (from both the File menu and the Task Pane) to prevent the inclusion of files that I have manually deleted from the My Documents folder [or correctly link to docs I have moved from their original locations to sub-folders]? Deleting the shortcuts in Documents and Settings\User\Application Data\Microsoft\Office\Recent does not work. I've tried that. --WIN-XP(SP2)-Home --Office XP (SP3) |
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Web page now updated
-- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Graham Mayor wrote: I will amend my web page to comment on the task pane. I guess I need to add greater emphasis to the fact that it is a *destructive* cursor? To get the required menu entry back, select tools customize commands view and drag the Task Pane entry back to the menu. MikeyD wrote: Thanks Graham. The Ctrl + Alt + hyphen approach worked on a selective basis as you suggested. For your further information, and the benefit of anyone else viewing this exchange, the entries for a deleted file were erased from both the File menu and the Task Pane when the "fat" hyphen was placed over the entry in just the File menu. However, the opposite approach did not work, i.e., trying to delete the entry from the Task Pane generated an error message to the effect that Word could not find the file. The entry was erased subsequently by erasing it from the File menu. The File menu closes after the fat hyphen treatment and the erasure can be verified by clicking on File again. The Task Pane has to be closed and reopened to verify the deletion of the entry there. I tested the approach with a file that had not been deleted to see if clicking the fat hyphen on the Task Pane entry would work. I could not get it to do so, because the hyphen reverted to an arrow when I placed it over the entry and the file opened. Meanwhile, I accidentally eliminated the "Task Pane" entry from the View menu whilst experimenting with this technique. I am going to try a system restore. If that does not work, Graham, how do I get that menu choice back? "Graham Mayor" wrote: See http://www.gmayor.com/clear_recently_used_file_list.htm which explains how to clear the list of either just one entry or the lot. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org MikeyD wrote: Does anyone know if it is possible to edit the MRU file list in Word? Here's the point: I know that it is possible to shut off the MRU feature entirely or alter the number of entries it retains. But is it possible to delete [or edit] entries (from both the File menu and the Task Pane) to prevent the inclusion of files that I have manually deleted from the My Documents folder [or correctly link to docs I have moved from their original locations to sub-folders]? Deleting the shortcuts in Documents and Settings\User\Application Data\Microsoft\Office\Recent does not work. I've tried that. --WIN-XP(SP2)-Home --Office XP (SP3) |
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I did know that it was destructive, but I did not realize that it was still
operative, because it happened when I was trying to get it to work on the Task Pane entries. I had tried to click it on an undeleted file name to see if the hyphen would work there, but all it did is open the file. I then closed the Task Pane and then tried to reopen it to see if the entry had been erased from the Task Pane. What got erased is the Task Pane enry in the View menu. I have in fact restored, but the Task Pane button is still missing from the short View menu. It is there only on the Toolbars flyout sub-menu. I have been unsuccessful trying to get it back onto the main View menu. I cannot get your suggestion to work. It will not move the Task Pane onto the short View menu. In a different user accouint on this machine the Task Pane is on both the shorter View menu and in the Toolbars sub-menu flyout in the View menu. I'm not trying to put it on the menu bar, just onto the View menu itself (where it will appear twice, once under View and also under ViewToolbars). "Graham Mayor" wrote: I will amend my web page to comment on the task pane. I guess I need to add greater emphasis to the fact that it is a *destructive* cursor? To get the required menu entry back, select tools customize commands view and drag the Task Pane entry back to the menu. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org MikeyD wrote: Thanks Graham. The Ctrl + Alt + hyphen approach worked on a selective basis as you suggested. For your further information, and the benefit of anyone else viewing this exchange, the entries for a deleted file were erased from both the File menu and the Task Pane when the "fat" hyphen was placed over the entry in just the File menu. However, the opposite approach did not work, i.e., trying to delete the entry from the Task Pane generated an error message to the effect that Word could not find the file. The entry was erased subsequently by erasing it from the File menu. The File menu closes after the fat hyphen treatment and the erasure can be verified by clicking on File again. The Task Pane has to be closed and reopened to verify the deletion of the entry there. I tested the approach with a file that had not been deleted to see if clicking the fat hyphen on the Task Pane entry would work. I could not get it to do so, because the hyphen reverted to an arrow when I placed it over the entry and the file opened. Meanwhile, I accidentally eliminated the "Task Pane" entry from the View menu whilst experimenting with this technique. I am going to try a system restore. If that does not work, Graham, how do I get that menu choice back? "Graham Mayor" wrote: See http://www.gmayor.com/clear_recently_used_file_list.htm which explains how to clear the list of either just one entry or the lot. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org MikeyD wrote: Does anyone know if it is possible to edit the MRU file list in Word? Here's the point: I know that it is possible to shut off the MRU feature entirely or alter the number of entries it retains. But is it possible to delete [or edit] entries (from both the File menu and the Task Pane) to prevent the inclusion of files that I have manually deleted from the My Documents folder [or correctly link to docs I have moved from their original locations to sub-folders]? Deleting the shortcuts in Documents and Settings\User\Application Data\Microsoft\Office\Recent does not work. I've tried that. --WIN-XP(SP2)-Home --Office XP (SP3) |
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You can reset the toolbars to default by resetting the registry entry that
controls them. This also resets tools options and the autoformat settings - See http://www.gmayor.com/my_toolbars_are_missing.htm or http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/MissingMenusEtc.htm -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP Web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site www.mvps.org/word MikeyD wrote: I did know that it was destructive, but I did not realize that it was still operative, because it happened when I was trying to get it to work on the Task Pane entries. I had tried to click it on an undeleted file name to see if the hyphen would work there, but all it did is open the file. I then closed the Task Pane and then tried to reopen it to see if the entry had been erased from the Task Pane. What got erased is the Task Pane enry in the View menu. I have in fact restored, but the Task Pane button is still missing from the short View menu. It is there only on the Toolbars flyout sub-menu. I have been unsuccessful trying to get it back onto the main View menu. I cannot get your suggestion to work. It will not move the Task Pane onto the short View menu. In a different user accouint on this machine the Task Pane is on both the shorter View menu and in the Toolbars sub-menu flyout in the View menu. I'm not trying to put it on the menu bar, just onto the View menu itself (where it will appear twice, once under View and also under ViewToolbars). "Graham Mayor" wrote: I will amend my web page to comment on the task pane. I guess I need to add greater emphasis to the fact that it is a *destructive* cursor? To get the required menu entry back, select tools customize commands view and drag the Task Pane entry back to the menu. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org MikeyD wrote: Thanks Graham. The Ctrl + Alt + hyphen approach worked on a selective basis as you suggested. For your further information, and the benefit of anyone else viewing this exchange, the entries for a deleted file were erased from both the File menu and the Task Pane when the "fat" hyphen was placed over the entry in just the File menu. However, the opposite approach did not work, i.e., trying to delete the entry from the Task Pane generated an error message to the effect that Word could not find the file. The entry was erased subsequently by erasing it from the File menu. The File menu closes after the fat hyphen treatment and the erasure can be verified by clicking on File again. The Task Pane has to be closed and reopened to verify the deletion of the entry there. I tested the approach with a file that had not been deleted to see if clicking the fat hyphen on the Task Pane entry would work. I could not get it to do so, because the hyphen reverted to an arrow when I placed it over the entry and the file opened. Meanwhile, I accidentally eliminated the "Task Pane" entry from the View menu whilst experimenting with this technique. I am going to try a system restore. If that does not work, Graham, how do I get that menu choice back? "Graham Mayor" wrote: See http://www.gmayor.com/clear_recently_used_file_list.htm which explains how to clear the list of either just one entry or the lot. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org MikeyD wrote: Does anyone know if it is possible to edit the MRU file list in Word? Here's the point: I know that it is possible to shut off the MRU feature entirely or alter the number of entries it retains. But is it possible to delete [or edit] entries (from both the File menu and the Task Pane) to prevent the inclusion of files that I have manually deleted from the My Documents folder [or correctly link to docs I have moved from their original locations to sub-folders]? Deleting the shortcuts in Documents and Settings\User\Application Data\Microsoft\Office\Recent does not work. I've tried that. --WIN-XP(SP2)-Home --Office XP (SP3) |
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