Up to Word 2003 the maximum number is 9 (Tools > options > general >
recently used file list)
Word 2007 will allow many more - I believe 50 if your screen resolution will
accommodate that number.
All your recent files are dated in the folder C:\Documents and
Settings\<username>\Recent
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NYCatNYC wrote:
> I would like to be able to view my previous 10 or 20 documents that I
> worked on in Word. Currently, the drop down menu for File only
> provides me with the last 4 documents referenced, created or viewed
> in Word. Is there any way to increase that (hopefully "default")
> number (of 4) so as to allow me greater "historical" view of which
> (many) previous documents I used in Word?