[Word user]

I have deleted files from Word list that still remain in list..
See this is a problem for many, what is the answer to
remove from word lists??

[Graham Mayor]

Word up to 2003 If you want to delete them all then set tools options
general recently used files to 0, confirm the change, then change it back
to the number it was previously.

See also http://www.gmayor.com/clear_recently_used_file_list.htm

If you want to selectively delete, then it gets altogether more complicated,
but fellow MVP Greg Maxey has done all the work - see
http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Recent_Files_List_Editor.htm

In Word 2007 the list is stored in the registry at
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\12\Wor d\FileMRU, from where you
can delete individual entries
or
You can use the following macro which will reset the list to your preset
preferred number of displayed documents:

Sub ClearMRU
Application.DisplayRecentFiles = True
listsize = RecentFiles.Maximum
RecentFiles.Maximum = 0
RecentFiles.Maximum = listsize
End Sub

See http://www.gmayor.com/installing_macro.htm
again to edit the list see
http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Recent_Files_List_Editor.htm

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org


word user wrote:
I have deleted files from Word list that still remain in list..
See this is a problem for many, what is the answer to
remove from word lists??

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Note also that, through Word 2003, you can selectively delete files from the
MRU list on the File menu (and thus in the Getting Started task pane as
well) using Ctrl+Alt+Hyphen.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

"Graham Mayor" wrote in message
...
Word up to 2003 If you want to delete them all then set tools options
general recently used files to 0, confirm the change, then change it
back to the number it was previously.

See also http://www.gmayor.com/clear_recently_used_file_list.htm

If you want to selectively delete, then it gets altogether more
complicated, but fellow MVP Greg Maxey has done all the work - see
http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Recent_Files_List_Editor.htm

In Word 2007 the list is stored in the registry at
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\12\Wor d\FileMRU, from where
you can delete individual entries
or
You can use the following macro which will reset the list to your preset
preferred number of displayed documents:

Sub ClearMRU
Application.DisplayRecentFiles = True
listsize = RecentFiles.Maximum
RecentFiles.Maximum = 0
RecentFiles.Maximum = listsize
End Sub

See http://www.gmayor.com/installing_macro.htm
again to edit the list see
http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Recent_Files_List_Editor.htm

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org


word user wrote:
I have deleted files from Word list that still remain in list..
See this is a problem for many, what is the answer to
remove from word lists??