How do I delete "Recent Documents" in Word 2007? LesHart51 12/22/2008 9:00:01 AM I just want to know how to Delete the "Recent Documents" in Word 2007, that appear when I click-on the "Microsoft Office Button".

Re: How do I delete "Recent Documents" in Word 2007? "Doug Robbins - Word MVP" <dkr[ at ]REMOVECAPSmvps.org> 12/22/2008 9:10:44 AM Click on the Office (Pizza) button and then on Word Options in the bottom border and then on Advanced and go to the Display section of the dialog and set "Show this number of Recent Documents" to 0. -- 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 "LesHart51" <LesHart51[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:545BC525-4719-4C8E-9208-FA6C9BBC54E3[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] >I just want to know how to Delete the "Recent Documents" in Word 2007, that > appear when I click-on the "Microsoft Office Button".

Re: How do I delete "Recent Documents" in Word 2007? "Graham Mayor" <gmayor[ at ]REMOVETHISmvps.org> 12/22/2008 9:41:26 AM The list is stored in the registry at HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\12\Word\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 <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> LesHart51 wrote: [Quoted Text] > I just want to know how to Delete the "Recent Documents" in Word > 2007, that appear when I click-on the "Microsoft Office Button".

Re: How do I delete "Recent Documents" in Word 2007? "Tony Jollans" <My forename at my surname dot com> 12/22/2008 5:11:30 PM Note, if you go to this setting in the registry, that Word keeps track of the last 50 files, regardless of your choice of how many to display, except when you set the number to zero. -- Enjoy, Tony www.WordArticles.com "Graham Mayor" <gmayor[ at ]REMOVETHISmvps.org> wrote in message news:Owg$wlBZJHA.4456[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... [Quoted Text] > The list is stored in the registry at > HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\12\Word\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 > <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> > > LesHart51 wrote: >> I just want to know how to Delete the "Recent Documents" in Word >> 2007, that appear when I click-on the "Microsoft Office Button". > >

Re: How do I delete "Recent Documents" in Word 2007? "Graham Mayor" <gmayor[ at ]REMOVETHISmvps.org> 12/23/2008 9:55:06 AM I don't know whether to be pleased or worried about that :) -- <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> Tony Jollans wrote: [Quoted Text] > Note, if you go to this setting in the registry, that Word keeps > track of the last 50 files, regardless of your choice of how many to > display, except when you set the number to zero. > > > "Graham Mayor" <gmayor[ at ]REMOVETHISmvps.org> wrote in message > news:Owg$wlBZJHA.4456[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... >> The list is stored in the registry at >> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\12\Word\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 >> <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> >> >> LesHart51 wrote: >>> I just want to know how to Delete the "Recent Documents" in Word >>> 2007, that appear when I click-on the "Microsoft Office Button".