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How do I delete items in the Recent Document list?
I move files a lot around my harddrive. When I want to open a file I recently
opened, it's there on the Recent Documents list. However, I have most probably moved the file and I have to re-open it the manual way. Is there any way to delete the files there? |
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How do I delete items in the Recent Document list?
What version of Word? If Word 2003 or earlier, press Ctrl+Alt+Dash (top row
dash... between 0/) and+/=). This turns the pointer into a big dash. Click on File, and then click on the file you want removed from the list. If you're using Word 2007, there's no easy and direct way. You can set the number of recent documents to 0 and then back to the desired number. But, that gets rid of them all, rather than selectively. -- Herb Tyson MS MVP Author of the Word 2007 Bible Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com Web: http://www.herbtyson.com "MT the Marble" MT the wrote in message ... I move files a lot around my harddrive. When I want to open a file I recently opened, it's there on the Recent Documents list. However, I have most probably moved the file and I have to re-open it the manual way. Is there any way to delete the files there? |
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How do I delete items in the Recent Document list?
Hello,
I think you are using MS Word 2007. You can follow the steps below and that can help you in removing the items from Recent document list on Office Button Menu. Step 1: Remove an Item from Recent Document List in Word 2007 1. Quit Word 2007 and Close all the other applications. 2. Use key combination "Windows Key + R" to get Run prompt, type "regedit" (Without Quotes) and Click OK 3. Locate the Folder " HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\W ord\File MRU" 4. On the Right Side Column of folder File MRU, you should find the list of Items (check the File name under Data Column) 5. Right Click on the required Item and Delete the Item. 6. Close the Registry Editor and Launch Word 2007 "Herb Tyson [MVP]" wrote: What version of Word? If Word 2003 or earlier, press Ctrl+Alt+Dash (top row dash... between 0/) and+/=). This turns the pointer into a big dash. Click on File, and then click on the file you want removed from the list. If you're using Word 2007, there's no easy and direct way. You can set the number of recent documents to 0 and then back to the desired number. But, that gets rid of them all, rather than selectively. -- Herb Tyson MS MVP Author of the Word 2007 Bible Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com Web: http://www.herbtyson.com "MT the Marble" MT the wrote in message ... I move files a lot around my harddrive. When I want to open a file I recently opened, it's there on the Recent Documents list. However, I have most probably moved the file and I have to re-open it the manual way. Is there any way to delete the files there? |
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How do I delete items in the Recent Document list?
On Mon, 8 Jun 2009 17:59:01 -0700, MT the Marble MT the
wrote: I move files a lot around my harddrive. When I want to open a file I recently opened, it's there on the Recent Documents list. However, I have most probably moved the file and I have to re-open it the manual way. Is there any way to delete the files there? Download Greg Maxey's add-in from http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Recent_Files_List_Editor.htm. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. |
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How do I delete items in the Recent Document list?
See: http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Recent_Files_List_Editor.htm
MT the Marble wrote: I move files a lot around my harddrive. When I want to open a file I recently opened, it's there on the Recent Documents list. However, I have most probably moved the file and I have to re-open it the manual way. Is there any way to delete the files there? -- Greg Maxey - Word MVP My web site http://gregmaxey.mvps.org Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org |
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How do I delete items in the Recent Document list?
*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 friend and fellow MVP Greg Maxey has done all the work - see http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Recent_Files_List_Editor.htm *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 or 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 -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org MT the Marble wrote: I move files a lot around my harddrive. When I want to open a file I recently opened, it's there on the Recent Documents list. However, I have most probably moved the file and I have to re-open it the manual way. Is there any way to delete the files there? |
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How do I delete items in the Recent Document list?
A more incremental method is to just ignore the outdated listing and
manually open then save it. Eventually the old link will fall off the bottom of the list. No messing around in Registry or reading up on specific procedures. (Yeah, the Lazy Man's Way usually works for me.) "Herb Tyson [MVP]" wrote in message ... What version of Word? If Word 2003 or earlier, press Ctrl+Alt+Dash (top row dash... between 0/) and+/=). This turns the pointer into a big dash. Click on File, and then click on the file you want removed from the list. If you're using Word 2007, there's no easy and direct way. You can set the number of recent documents to 0 and then back to the desired number. But, that gets rid of them all, rather than selectively. -- Herb Tyson MS MVP Author of the Word 2007 Bible Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com Web: http://www.herbtyson.com "MT the Marble" MT the wrote in message ... I move files a lot around my harddrive. When I want to open a file I recently opened, it's there on the Recent Documents list. However, I have most probably moved the file and I have to re-open it the manual way. Is there any way to delete the files there? |
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How do I delete items in the Recent Document list?
In Word 2007, you can have 50+ files listed in the MRU (depending on the
size/resolution of your screen), so the lazy man's way may take a very long time. Terry "mazorj" wrote in message ... A more incremental method is to just ignore the outdated listing and manually open then save it. Eventually the old link will fall off the bottom of the list. No messing around in Registry or reading up on specific procedures. (Yeah, the Lazy Man's Way usually works for me.) "Herb Tyson [MVP]" wrote in message ... What version of Word? If Word 2003 or earlier, press Ctrl+Alt+Dash (top row dash... between 0/) and+/=). This turns the pointer into a big dash. Click on File, and then click on the file you want removed from the list. If you're using Word 2007, there's no easy and direct way. You can set the number of recent documents to 0 and then back to the desired number. But, that gets rid of them all, rather than selectively. -- Herb Tyson MS MVP Author of the Word 2007 Bible Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com Web: http://www.herbtyson.com "MT the Marble" MT the wrote in message ... I move files a lot around my harddrive. When I want to open a file I recently opened, it's there on the Recent Documents list. However, I have most probably moved the file and I have to re-open it the manual way. Is there any way to delete the files there? |
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How do I delete items in the Recent Document list?
Thanks, I wasn't aware of that. I'm lazy enough to set Word 2003 at
its max of 9 but I can't imagine setting it at 50. Maybe 20 max. After 20 or so, I won't even remember opening the file. ;-) Besides, I can ignore the old link for a very, very long time. The old link always is below the new one you created by manually opening and saving the file in its new location, so you'll see the new one first when eyeballing down the list. I know, this is a kludge work-around and not the elegant full-blown solution that experts like to offer; but sometimes the problem is not worth the effort to fix it elegantly. "Terry Farrell" wrote in message ... In Word 2007, you can have 50+ files listed in the MRU (depending on the size/resolution of your screen), so the lazy man's way may take a very long time. Terry "mazorj" wrote in message ... A more incremental method is to just ignore the outdated listing and manually open then save it. Eventually the old link will fall off the bottom of the list. No messing around in Registry or reading up on specific procedures. (Yeah, the Lazy Man's Way usually works for me.) "Herb Tyson [MVP]" wrote in message ... What version of Word? If Word 2003 or earlier, press Ctrl+Alt+Dash (top row dash... between 0/) and+/=). This turns the pointer into a big dash. Click on File, and then click on the file you want removed from the list. If you're using Word 2007, there's no easy and direct way. You can set the number of recent documents to 0 and then back to the desired number. But, that gets rid of them all, rather than selectively. -- Herb Tyson MS MVP Author of the Word 2007 Bible Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com Web: http://www.herbtyson.com "MT the Marble" MT the wrote in message ... I move files a lot around my harddrive. When I want to open a file I recently opened, it's there on the Recent Documents list. However, I have most probably moved the file and I have to re-open it the manual way. Is there any way to delete the files there? |
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How do I delete items in the Recent Document list?
Thanks a lot about the CTRL+ALT+- combo. I really didn't know about
that and I couldn't find something like HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software \Microsoft\Office\11.0\Word\File MRU in the registry. It was for a non- technical user anyway, so this method is easier than explaining them how to navigate in the registry. Kind regards, On Jun 12, 1:05*am, "mazorj" wrote: Thanks, I wasn't aware of that. *I'm lazy enough to set Word 2003 at its max of 9 but I can't imagine setting it at 50. *Maybe 20 max. After 20 or so, I won't even remember opening the file. *;-) Besides, I can ignore the old link for a very, very long time. *The old link always is below the new one you created by manually opening and saving the file in its new location, so you'll see the new one first when eyeballing down the list. I know, this is a kludge work-around and not the elegant full-blown solution that experts like to offer; but sometimes the problem is not worth the effort to fix it elegantly. "Terry Farrell" wrote in message ... In Word 2007, you can have 50+ files listed in the MRU (depending on the size/resolution of your screen), so the lazy man's way may take a very long time. Terry "mazorj" wrote in message ... A more incremental method is to just ignore the outdated listing and manually open then save it. *Eventually the old link will fall off the bottom of the list. *No messing around in Registry or reading up on specific procedures. *(Yeah, the Lazy Man's Way usually works for me.) "Herb Tyson [MVP]" wrote in message ... What version of Word? If Word 2003 or earlier, press Ctrl+Alt+Dash (top row dash... between 0/) and+/=). This turns the pointer into a big dash. Click on File, and then click on the file you want removed from the list. If you're using Word 2007, there's no easy and direct way. You can set the number of recent documents to 0 and then back to the desired number. But, that gets rid of them all, rather than selectively. -- Herb Tyson MS MVP Author of the Word 2007 Bible Blog:http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com Web:http://www.herbtyson.com "MT the Marble" MT the wrote in ... I move files a lot around my harddrive. When I want to open a file I recently opened, it's there on the Recent Documents list. However, I have most probably moved the file and I have to re-open it the manual way. Is there any way to delete the files there? |
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How do I delete items in the Recent Document list?
Just beware that any menu or menu item that you click on with the thick
black hyphen will be deleted; not just the MRU files. It may be even more dangerous for novice users. Terry "Jelle Janssens" wrote in message ... Thanks a lot about the CTRL+ALT+- combo. I really didn't know about that and I couldn't find something like HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software \Microsoft\Office\11.0\Word\File MRU in the registry. It was for a non- technical user anyway, so this method is easier than explaining them how to navigate in the registry. Kind regards, On Jun 12, 1:05 am, "mazorj" wrote: Thanks, I wasn't aware of that. I'm lazy enough to set Word 2003 at its max of 9 but I can't imagine setting it at 50. Maybe 20 max. After 20 or so, I won't even remember opening the file. ;-) Besides, I can ignore the old link for a very, very long time. The old link always is below the new one you created by manually opening and saving the file in its new location, so you'll see the new one first when eyeballing down the list. I know, this is a kludge work-around and not the elegant full-blown solution that experts like to offer; but sometimes the problem is not worth the effort to fix it elegantly. "Terry Farrell" wrote in message ... In Word 2007, you can have 50+ files listed in the MRU (depending on the size/resolution of your screen), so the lazy man's way may take a very long time. Terry "mazorj" wrote in message ... A more incremental method is to just ignore the outdated listing and manually open then save it. Eventually the old link will fall off the bottom of the list. No messing around in Registry or reading up on specific procedures. (Yeah, the Lazy Man's Way usually works for me.) "Herb Tyson [MVP]" wrote in message ... What version of Word? If Word 2003 or earlier, press Ctrl+Alt+Dash (top row dash... between 0/) and+/=). This turns the pointer into a big dash. Click on File, and then click on the file you want removed from the list. If you're using Word 2007, there's no easy and direct way. You can set the number of recent documents to 0 and then back to the desired number. But, that gets rid of them all, rather than selectively. -- Herb Tyson MS MVP Author of the Word 2007 Bible Blog:http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com Web:http://www.herbtyson.com "MT the Marble" MT the wrote in ... I move files a lot around my harddrive. When I want to open a file I recently opened, it's there on the Recent Documents list. However, I have most probably moved the file and I have to re-open it the manual way. Is there any way to delete the files there? |
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