Setting width of pull-down menus?

[Guest]

Is there any way to change the width of the pull-down menus in WORD?
Especially the File (for Recently Used File List). A corollary question is
how to change the number of files displayed to more than 9.

Many of my file names are too wide for the File pull-down menu and many have
the same leading portion with varying suffix portions which do no display
making the list of limited utility in identifying the files.....

 

[Herb Tyson [MVP]]

Neither of those items can be changed. You're stuck with that width for the
pull-down menus, and 9 is the maximum number of recent files that can be
displayed.

There is a folder called My Recent Documents, which is located in Documents
and Settings, [user name] folder. You could create a shortcut to that folder
and use it... understandably not the same, but still...

 

[Guest]

Thanks, Herb. Is there any way to change the settings for the My Recent Docs
folder? Mine has 231 files which is more than what I had in mind.....

Neither of those items can be changed. You're stuck with that width for the
pull-down menus, and 9 is the maximum number of recent files that can be
displayed.

There is a folder called My Recent Documents, which is located in Documents
and Settings, [user name] folder. You could create a shortcut to that folder
and use it... understandably not the same, but still...

--
Herb Tyson MS MVP
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http://www.herbtyson.com

Is there any way to change the width of the pull-down menus in WORD?
Especially the File (for Recently Used File List). A corollary question
is
how to change the number of files displayed to more than 9.

Many of my file names are too wide for the File pull-down menu and many
have
the same leading portion with varying suffix portions which do no display
making the list of limited utility in identifying the files.....

 

[Herb Tyson [MVP]]

Not that I'm aware of. But, since that folder contains shortcuts to files,
rather than the files themselves, you can delete any unneeded shortcuts.

--
Herb Tyson MS MVP
Please respond in the newsgroups so everyone can follow along.
http://www.herbtyson.com

Thanks, Herb. Is there any way to change the settings for the My Recent
Docs
folder? Mine has 231 files which is more than what I had in mind.....

Neither of those items can be changed. You're stuck with that width for
the
pull-down menus, and 9 is the maximum number of recent files that can be
displayed.

There is a folder called My Recent Documents, which is located in
Documents
and Settings, [user name] folder. You could create a shortcut to that
folder
and use it... understandably not the same, but still...

--
Herb Tyson MS MVP
Please respond in the newsgroups so everyone can follow along.
http://www.herbtyson.com
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Is there any way to change the width of the pull-down menus in WORD?
Especially the File (for Recently Used File List). A corollary
question
is
how to change the number of files displayed to more than 9.

Many of my file names are too wide for the File pull-down menu and many
have
the same leading portion with varying suffix portions which do no
display
making the list of limited utility in identifying the files.....