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Deleting unwanted documents in Office Word 2007
Using Vista Home Premium. Can not see how to delete any unwanted documents
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Are you referring to word's "Most Recently Used" file list?
You can set the number of files in the list in File/Orb Word Options (Word 2007). As you use files, the latest opened will be added and the least recently dropped. There is no "easy" way to remove particular files. To clear the list, set the number to zero. Then set to the number you want. To add files to the list "permanently", "Pin" them to the list by clicking on the "push-pin" symbol next to the file name. To make the item non-permanent, click again. -- Tom MSMVP 1998-2007 "Tracker" wrote in message ... Using Vista Home Premium. Can not see how to delete any unwanted documents from list. |
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... Using Vista Home Premium. Can not see how to delete any unwanted documents from list. I'm afraid you can't AFAIK. You can empty the list by reducing it to zero but that's all. I think.... |
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I debated for a while before deciding to add this. The list is kept in the registry. It can be edited. However, unless you are absolutely certain you know what you are doing, registry editing should not be done. Edit errors are sometimes not easy to reverse. In any case, make sure you set a restore point and back up the registry before making any changes. Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Offi ce\12\Word\File\MRU If you are asking yourself what to use to edit the registry, do get help or do some further research before you start. Good luck. -- Tom MSMVP 1998-2007 |
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"Tom Ferguson" wrote in message
... PS I debated for a while before deciding to add this. The list is kept in the registry. It can be edited. However, unless you are absolutely certain you know what you are doing, registry editing should not be done. Edit errors are sometimes not easy to reverse. In any case, make sure you set a restore point and back up the registry before making any changes. Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Offi ce\12\Word\File\MRU If you are asking yourself what to use to edit the registry, do get help or do some further research before you start. Good luck. FWIW, the entire Office branch in the Registry is 'self-healing'. You can delete it and it will be recreated using the defaults. Note that I'm not saying "don't worry about being cautious" but knowing that you can't do a lot of harm this area helps those who might be leery of making the edits. :-) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Beth Melton Microsoft Office MVP https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Melton What is a Microsoft MVP? http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/gp/mvpfaqs Guides for the Office 2007 Interface: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/tr...295841033.aspx |
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Using Word 2007 on Windows Vista Home Premium
In the Recent Document list leave the document you want to remove unpinned and pin all the other documents to the list (click draw pin to the right of the document name). Save a new document to push the unpinned document off of the list. Unpin the documents. || "Tracker" wrote: Using Vista Home Premium. Can not see how to delete any unwanted documents from list. |
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It's self-infecting, too. ;-)
-- Herb Tyson MS MVP Author of the Word 2007 Bible Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com Web: http://www.herbtyson.com "Beth Melton" wrote in message ... FWIW, the entire Office branch in the Registry is 'self-healing'. You can delete it and it will be recreated using the defaults. Note that I'm not saying "don't worry about being cautious" but knowing that you can't do a lot of harm this area helps those who might be leery of making the edits. :-) |
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I realize you are joking but I stand pretty firm on my belief that the
Registry doesn't 'self corrupt' and it's to a third-party. By "third party" I mean an add-in or it's user related. I know several will state otherwise but so far those who firmly believe there are "gremlins in the Registry" have yet to rise to my challenge to prove me wrong. ;-) -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Beth Melton Microsoft Office MVP https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Melton What is a Microsoft MVP? http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/gp/mvpfaqs Guides for the Office 2007 Interface: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/tr...295841033.aspx "Herb Tyson [MVP]" wrote in message ... It's self-infecting, too. ;-) "Beth Melton" wrote in message ... FWIW, the entire Office branch in the Registry is 'self-healing'. You can delete it and it will be recreated using the defaults. Note that I'm not saying "don't worry about being cautious" but knowing that you can't do a lot of harm this area helps those who might be leery of making the edits. :-) |
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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 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 Gordon wrote: "Tracker" wrote in message ... Using Vista Home Premium. Can not see how to delete any unwanted documents from list. I'm afraid you can't AFAIK. You can empty the list by reducing it to zero but that's all. I think.... |
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I am having trouble deleting documents. Also when I click the WORD Icon, this
document I thought I deleted show up everytime. How do I make that go away. "Tracker" wrote: Using Vista Home Premium. Can not see how to delete any unwanted documents from list. |
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The best way to delete documents is by using Windows Explorer.
For your other problem, see the article "Why is my "Blank Document" not blank?" at: http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErr...ocNotBlank.htm -- Hope this helps. Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my services on a paid consulting basis. Doug Robbins - Word MVP, originally posted via msnews.microsoft.com "Florence" wrote in message ... I am having trouble deleting documents. Also when I click the WORD Icon, this document I thought I deleted show up everytime. How do I make that go away. "Tracker" wrote: Using Vista Home Premium. Can not see how to delete any unwanted documents from list. |
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Documents will show up on the Office Button MRU list after they have been
deleted. You can clear the entire list by setting the number to zero, or you can remove them selectively by editing the Registry. Terry Farrell has written an article on how to do the latter, but it has not yet been published; perhaps he'll post here with instructions. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "Florence" wrote in message ... I am having trouble deleting documents. Also when I click the WORD Icon, this document I thought I deleted show up everytime. How do I make that go away. "Tracker" wrote: Using Vista Home Premium. Can not see how to delete any unwanted documents from list. |
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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 or 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 Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote: Documents will show up on the Office Button MRU list after they have been deleted. You can clear the entire list by setting the number to zero, or you can remove them selectively by editing the Registry. Terry Farrell has written an article on how to do the latter, but it has not yet been published; perhaps he'll post here with instructions. "Florence" wrote in message ... I am having trouble deleting documents. Also when I click the WORD Icon, this document I thought I deleted show up everytime. How do I make that go away. "Tracker" wrote: Using Vista Home Premium. Can not see how to delete any unwanted documents from list. |
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