Although there is no way to remove a filename from the Getting Started task
pane directly, you can remove it from the MRU list at the bottom of the File
menu, and that will also remove it from the task pane. Click
Ctrl+Alt+Hyphen. The mouse pointer will change to a black bar (I like to
think of it as a giant minus sign). Click on the filename you want to
remove. Be careful with this tool, as it will remove *any* menu item you
click on (but it is "used up" after one use and, if triggered accidentally,
can be dismissed with ESC).
Note that Anne's solution, while it will work, will remove *all* the files
from the MRU list.
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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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