how to avoid word remember what files i opened

[Guest]

I don't want word / excel etc. to remember what files I opened.
How do I achieve this ?

Thanks!

 

[Tony Jollans]

Under Tools > Options > General tab (in each application)
Uncheck "Recently Used Files"

 

[Guest]

Thanks for the reply Tony!

I did that. The File menu was cleared.
But when I click open file and I click the File Name drop down box, it still
shows
all the files/directories that I had typed in previously.

Is it possible to fix that too ?

kumar

 

[Tony Jollans]

I'm sorry - I don't know how to do that. If it's possible I suspect it's a
Windows setting.

Might I ask why you want to do it?

 

[Thersites]

Hi Tony
I have the same issue as kumar. I have cleared the recently used check box
on the Options/General tab, which takes them out of the file drop-down, but
not from the Getting Started task pane on the right. I also clear all temp
and history directories (C/Documents & Settings/user/local settings/ ...
directories), as well as via the Start-Up TaskBar & settings / Advanced tab,
but the recent history is still in the Getting Started pane.

When I reboot, the check box in options/general is rechecking. Is there a
global or registry setting that is over-riding the working settings, and any
suggestions to clear the history in the Getting Started task pane would be
welcome.
many thanks

 

[Tony Jollans]

Clearing the recently used files should also clear them from the Getting
Started task pane. If, however, your settings are not sticking there may be
several reasons - having Acrobat v7.0 installed is, perhaps, the most common
cause of this