Removing and Item from the "Recently Opened" list

[Guest]

I am curious if there is a way to remove an item from the "Recently Opened"
list? I guse I could always go open five other documents in succession for
the "sensitive" item to be pushed of the list. But, I figured someone here
would be able to provide another more direct way to handle this. ~ Thanks

 

[Luc]

MSfStl,
You can use the ALT+CTRL+-, this will give you a dark black fat horizontal
line, go to the file menu, click on the docname you want to remove. Be very
careful not to click on any of the menu items or they will be gone too. If
you change your mind just press Escape to make the line disappear.

 

[Guest]

MSfStl,
You can use the ALT+CTRL+-, this will give you a dark black fat horizontal
line, go to the file menu, click on the docname you want to remove. Be very
careful not to click on any of the menu items or they will be gone too. If
you change your mind just press Escape to make the line disappear.

That did not work for me. What I am looking to do is to be able to prevent
Word from repopulating, or atleast controlling the repopulation of the most
recently opened files, found in both the File drop down menu and from the
"Getting Started" tsk menu, located to the right of the document when opening
Word. Obviously, there is something that looks for the most recently opened
items. I would think if it can look it can also "not look", or "selectively
look". Any thoughts?

 

[Herb Tyson [MVP]]

Are you saying that Ctrl+Alt+[minus sign between the 0 and =] does not turn
the mouse pointer into a large black line?

This is the "remove the next thing I click" command. If you click it on a
menu item, it will be removed from the menu. If you click it on a toolbar
tool, that tool will be zapped. And, if you click it on a file in the MRU
files list (at the bottom of the File menu), that file will be removed from
the MRU list.

This tool has no effect on the files shown in the Getting Started task pane,
nor does it affect the MRU list in Word 2007.

 

[Guest]

I tried this in Word 07 and my mouse pointer does not turn into a large
black line. What's up?

Arlene

Are you saying that Ctrl+Alt+[minus sign between the 0 and =] does not turn
the mouse pointer into a large black line?

This is the "remove the next thing I click" command. If you click it on a
menu item, it will be removed from the menu. If you click it on a toolbar
tool, that tool will be zapped. And, if you click it on a file in the MRU
files list (at the bottom of the File menu), that file will be removed from
the MRU list.

This tool has no effect on the files shown in the Getting Started task pane,
nor does it affect the MRU list in Word 2007.

--
Herb Tyson MS MVP
Author of the Word 2007 Bible
Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
Web: http://www.herbtyson.com

That did not work for me. What I am looking to do is to be able to prevent
Word from repopulating, or atleast controlling the repopulation of the
most
recently opened files, found in both the File drop down menu and from the
"Getting Started" tsk menu, located to the right of the document when
opening
Word. Obviously, there is something that looks for the most recently
opened
items. I would think if it can look it can also "not look", or
"selectively
look". Any thoughts?

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Actually, in Word 2003, removing a file from the MRU list at the bottom of
the File menu does also remove it from the Getting Started task pane.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

Are you saying that Ctrl+Alt+[minus sign between the 0 and =] does not turn
the mouse pointer into a large black line?

This is the "remove the next thing I click" command. If you click it on a
menu item, it will be removed from the menu. If you click it on a toolbar
tool, that tool will be zapped. And, if you click it on a file in the MRU
files list (at the bottom of the File menu), that file will be removed from
the MRU list.

This tool has no effect on the files shown in the Getting Started task pane,
nor does it affect the MRU list in Word 2007.

--
Herb Tyson MS MVP
Author of the Word 2007 Bible
Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
Web: http://www.herbtyson.com

That did not work for me. What I am looking to do is to be able to prevent
Word from repopulating, or atleast controlling the repopulation of the
most
recently opened files, found in both the File drop down menu and from the
"Getting Started" tsk menu, located to the right of the document when
opening
Word. Obviously, there is something that looks for the most recently
opened
items. I would think if it can look it can also "not look", or
"selectively
look". Any thoughts?

 

[Herb Tyson [MVP]]

Hmmm... it doesn't here. In fact, the files listed are quite a bit
different.

--
Herb Tyson MS MVP
Author of the Word 2007 Bible
Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
Web: http://www.herbtyson.com

Actually, in Word 2003, removing a file from the MRU list at the bottom of
the File menu does also remove it from the Getting Started task pane.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup
so
all may benefit.

Are you saying that Ctrl+Alt+[minus sign between the 0 and =] does not turn
the mouse pointer into a large black line?

This is the "remove the next thing I click" command. If you click it on a
menu item, it will be removed from the menu. If you click it on a toolbar
tool, that tool will be zapped. And, if you click it on a file in the MRU
files list (at the bottom of the File menu), that file will be removed from
the MRU list.

This tool has no effect on the files shown in the Getting Started task pane,
nor does it affect the MRU list in Word 2007.

--
Herb Tyson MS MVP
Author of the Word 2007 Bible
Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
Web: http://www.herbtyson.com

:

MSfStl,
You can use the ALT+CTRL+-, this will give you a dark black fat
horizontal
line, go to the file menu, click on the docname you want to remove. Be
very
careful not to click on any of the menu items or they will be gone
too.
If
you change your mind just press Escape to make the line disappear.

--
Luc Sanders
MVP - PowerPoint
"MSfStl" <[email protected]> schreef in bericht
I am curious if there is a way to remove an item from the "Recently
Opened"
list? I guse I could always go open five other documents in succession
for
the "sensitive" item to be pushed of the list. But, I figured
someone
here
would be able to provide another more direct way to handle this. ~
Thanks



That did not work for me. What I am looking to do is to be able to prevent
Word from repopulating, or atleast controlling the repopulation of the
most
recently opened files, found in both the File drop down menu and from the
"Getting Started" tsk menu, located to the right of the document when
opening
Word. Obviously, there is something that looks for the most recently
opened
items. I would think if it can look it can also "not look", or
"selectively
look". Any thoughts?

 

[Herb Tyson [MVP]]

It's not available in Word 2007. The features (menus and toolbars) with
which it was designed to work don't exist in Word 2007. While the
ToolsCustomizeRemoveMenuShortcut command is still listed in the Word
commands, it can no longer be run in Word 2007.

--
Herb Tyson MS MVP
Author of the Word 2007 Bible
Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
Web: http://www.herbtyson.com

I tried this in Word 07 and my mouse pointer does not turn into a large
black line. What's up?

Arlene

Are you saying that Ctrl+Alt+[minus sign between the 0 and =] does not
turn
the mouse pointer into a large black line?

This is the "remove the next thing I click" command. If you click it on a
menu item, it will be removed from the menu. If you click it on a toolbar
tool, that tool will be zapped. And, if you click it on a file in the MRU
files list (at the bottom of the File menu), that file will be removed
from
the MRU list.

This tool has no effect on the files shown in the Getting Started task
pane,
nor does it affect the MRU list in Word 2007.

--
Herb Tyson MS MVP
Author of the Word 2007 Bible
Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
Web: http://www.herbtyson.com

:

MSfStl,
You can use the ALT+CTRL+-, this will give you a dark black fat
horizontal
line, go to the file menu, click on the docname you want to remove. Be
very
careful not to click on any of the menu items or they will be gone
too.
If
you change your mind just press Escape to make the line disappear.

--
Luc Sanders
MVP - PowerPoint
"MSfStl" <[email protected]> schreef in bericht
I am curious if there is a way to remove an item from the "Recently
Opened"
list? I guse I could always go open five other documents in
succession
for
the "sensitive" item to be pushed of the list. But, I figured
someone
here
would be able to provide another more direct way to handle this. ~
Thanks



That did not work for me. What I am looking to do is to be able to
prevent
Word from repopulating, or atleast controlling the repopulation of the
most
recently opened files, found in both the File drop down menu and from
the
"Getting Started" tsk menu, located to the right of the document when
opening
Word. Obviously, there is something that looks for the most recently
opened
items. I would think if it can look it can also "not look", or
"selectively
look". Any thoughts?

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Are you saying that the list under Open in the Getting Started task pane is
different from the one at the bottom of your File menu? Mine are exactly the
same except that the task pane shows only the filename, not part of the
path.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

Hmmm... it doesn't here. In fact, the files listed are quite a bit
different.

--
Herb Tyson MS MVP
Author of the Word 2007 Bible
Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
Web: http://www.herbtyson.com

Actually, in Word 2003, removing a file from the MRU list at the bottom of
the File menu does also remove it from the Getting Started task pane.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup
so
all may benefit.

Are you saying that Ctrl+Alt+[minus sign between the 0 and =] does not turn
the mouse pointer into a large black line?

This is the "remove the next thing I click" command. If you click it on a
menu item, it will be removed from the menu. If you click it on a toolbar
tool, that tool will be zapped. And, if you click it on a file in the MRU
files list (at the bottom of the File menu), that file will be removed from
the MRU list.

This tool has no effect on the files shown in the Getting Started task pane,
nor does it affect the MRU list in Word 2007.

--
Herb Tyson MS MVP
Author of the Word 2007 Bible
Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
Web: http://www.herbtyson.com




:

MSfStl,
You can use the ALT+CTRL+-, this will give you a dark black fat
horizontal
line, go to the file menu, click on the docname you want to remove. Be
very
careful not to click on any of the menu items or they will be gone
too.
If
you change your mind just press Escape to make the line disappear.

--
Luc Sanders
MVP - PowerPoint
"MSfStl" <[email protected]> schreef in bericht
I am curious if there is a way to remove an item from the "Recently
Opened"
list? I guse I could always go open five other documents in succession
for
the "sensitive" item to be pushed of the list. But, I figured
someone
here
would be able to provide another more direct way to handle this. ~
Thanks



That did not work for me. What I am looking to do is to be able to prevent
Word from repopulating, or atleast controlling the repopulation of the
most
recently opened files, found in both the File drop down menu and from the
"Getting Started" tsk menu, located to the right of the document when
opening
Word. Obviously, there is something that looks for the most recently
opened
items. I would think if it can look it can also "not look", or
"selectively
look". Any thoughts?

 

[Herb Tyson [MVP]]

Yes. They're different. I never noticed whether they were the same before
(frankly, I never actually use the Getting Started feature, but refer others
to it from time to time when it's the easiest way to explain something).

Just now, for example... there were 9 documents listed in the File MRU list,
and 9 listed in the Getting started panel. They're mostly the same, but not
entirely.

In any case, the 9th document in each was the same. I just removed the 9th
document from the File MRU, and while it's gone from there, it's still
listed in the 9th slot in the Open list in the Getting Started pane... 8
clicks later. I've completely depopulated the File MRU, and the Open list
still shows the original 9 documents. I've tried toggling the pane on/off,
but those 9 documents continue to be there (and some of them weren't on the
File MRU list to begin with).

Also... I removed the check that allows the display of the Recently Used
Files list (Tools - Options - General), and this also has no effect on the
files listed in the Getting Started pane.

--
Herb Tyson MS MVP
Author of the Word 2007 Bible
Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
Web: http://www.herbtyson.com

Are you saying that the list under Open in the Getting Started task pane
is
different from the one at the bottom of your File menu? Mine are exactly
the
same except that the task pane shows only the filename, not part of the
path.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup
so
all may benefit.

Hmmm... it doesn't here. In fact, the files listed are quite a bit
different.

--
Herb Tyson MS MVP
Author of the Word 2007 Bible
Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
Web: http://www.herbtyson.com

Actually, in Word 2003, removing a file from the MRU list at the bottom of
the File menu does also remove it from the Getting Started task pane.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup
so
all may benefit.

Are you saying that Ctrl+Alt+[minus sign between the 0 and =] does not
turn
the mouse pointer into a large black line?

This is the "remove the next thing I click" command. If you click it
on a
menu item, it will be removed from the menu. If you click it on a toolbar
tool, that tool will be zapped. And, if you click it on a file in the MRU
files list (at the bottom of the File menu), that file will be removed
from
the MRU list.

This tool has no effect on the files shown in the Getting Started task
pane,
nor does it affect the MRU list in Word 2007.

--
Herb Tyson MS MVP
Author of the Word 2007 Bible
Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
Web: http://www.herbtyson.com




:

MSfStl,
You can use the ALT+CTRL+-, this will give you a dark black fat
horizontal
line, go to the file menu, click on the docname you want to remove. Be
very
careful not to click on any of the menu items or they will be gone
too.
If
you change your mind just press Escape to make the line disappear.

--
Luc Sanders
MVP - PowerPoint
"MSfStl" <[email protected]> schreef in bericht
I am curious if there is a way to remove an item from the
"Recently
Opened"
list? I guse I could always go open five other documents in
succession
for
the "sensitive" item to be pushed of the list. But, I figured
someone
here
would be able to provide another more direct way to handle this.
~
Thanks



That did not work for me. What I am looking to do is to be able to
prevent
Word from repopulating, or atleast controlling the repopulation of the
most
recently opened files, found in both the File drop down menu and
from
the
"Getting Started" tsk menu, located to the right of the document
when
opening
Word. Obviously, there is something that looks for the most recently
opened
items. I would think if it can look it can also "not look", or
"selectively
look". Any thoughts?

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Odd that it would behave so differently here.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

Yes. They're different. I never noticed whether they were the same before
(frankly, I never actually use the Getting Started feature, but refer others
to it from time to time when it's the easiest way to explain something).

Just now, for example... there were 9 documents listed in the File MRU list,
and 9 listed in the Getting started panel. They're mostly the same, but not
entirely.

In any case, the 9th document in each was the same. I just removed the 9th
document from the File MRU, and while it's gone from there, it's still
listed in the 9th slot in the Open list in the Getting Started pane... 8
clicks later. I've completely depopulated the File MRU, and the Open list
still shows the original 9 documents. I've tried toggling the pane on/off,
but those 9 documents continue to be there (and some of them weren't on the
File MRU list to begin with).

Also... I removed the check that allows the display of the Recently Used
Files list (Tools - Options - General), and this also has no effect on the
files listed in the Getting Started pane.

--
Herb Tyson MS MVP
Author of the Word 2007 Bible
Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
Web: http://www.herbtyson.com

Are you saying that the list under Open in the Getting Started task pane
is
different from the one at the bottom of your File menu? Mine are exactly
the
same except that the task pane shows only the filename, not part of the
path.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup
so
all may benefit.

Hmmm... it doesn't here. In fact, the files listed are quite a bit
different.

--
Herb Tyson MS MVP
Author of the Word 2007 Bible
Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
Web: http://www.herbtyson.com


Actually, in Word 2003, removing a file from the MRU list at the

bottom
of

the File menu does also remove it from the Getting Started task pane.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup
so
all may benefit.

Are you saying that Ctrl+Alt+[minus sign between the 0 and =] does not
turn
the mouse pointer into a large black line?

This is the "remove the next thing I click" command. If you click it
on a
menu item, it will be removed from the menu. If you click it on a toolbar
tool, that tool will be zapped. And, if you click it on a file in

the
MRU

files list (at the bottom of the File menu), that file will be removed
from
the MRU list.

This tool has no effect on the files shown in the Getting Started task
pane,
nor does it affect the MRU list in Word 2007.

--
Herb Tyson MS MVP
Author of the Word 2007 Bible
Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
Web: http://www.herbtyson.com




:

MSfStl,
You can use the ALT+CTRL+-, this will give you a dark black fat
horizontal
line, go to the file menu, click on the docname you want to

remove.
Be

very
careful not to click on any of the menu items or they will be gone
too.
If
you change your mind just press Escape to make the line disappear.

--
Luc Sanders
MVP - PowerPoint
"MSfStl" <[email protected]> schreef in bericht
I am curious if there is a way to remove an item from the
"Recently
Opened"
list? I guse I could always go open five other documents in
succession
for
the "sensitive" item to be pushed of the list. But, I figured
someone
here
would be able to provide another more direct way to handle this.
~
Thanks



That did not work for me. What I am looking to do is to be able to
prevent
Word from repopulating, or atleast controlling the repopulation

of
the

most
recently opened files, found in both the File drop down menu and
from
the
"Getting Started" tsk menu, located to the right of the document
when
opening
Word. Obviously, there is something that looks for the most recently
opened
items. I would think if it can look it can also "not look", or
"selectively
look". Any thoughts?

 

[Herb Tyson [MVP]]

If you turn off the feature using Tools - Options - General (or set the
number of files down to a lower number), does that affect the list of files
displayed in the Getting Started pane?

After logging off and logging back on, the two lists are now synchronized in
Word 2003. But, closing/restarting Word did not make any difference, and
when I remove the files from the list using the black dash method, the
Getting Started list does not change.

I wonder if what I'm seeing here is because I have both Word 2003 and 2007
installed. Although... I can see the MRU list for Word 12 in the registry,
but I don't see the list for Word 11 there, and the files from Word 11 are
not included in the list of Word 12 files.

--
Herb Tyson MS MVP
Author of the Word 2007 Bible
Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
Web: http://www.herbtyson.com

Odd that it would behave so differently here.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup
so
all may benefit.

Yes. They're different. I never noticed whether they were the same before
(frankly, I never actually use the Getting Started feature, but refer others
to it from time to time when it's the easiest way to explain something).

Just now, for example... there were 9 documents listed in the File MRU list,
and 9 listed in the Getting started panel. They're mostly the same, but not
entirely.

In any case, the 9th document in each was the same. I just removed the
9th
document from the File MRU, and while it's gone from there, it's still
listed in the 9th slot in the Open list in the Getting Started pane... 8
clicks later. I've completely depopulated the File MRU, and the Open list
still shows the original 9 documents. I've tried toggling the pane
on/off,
but those 9 documents continue to be there (and some of them weren't on the
File MRU list to begin with).

Also... I removed the check that allows the display of the Recently Used
Files list (Tools - Options - General), and this also has no effect on
the
files listed in the Getting Started pane.

--
Herb Tyson MS MVP
Author of the Word 2007 Bible
Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
Web: http://www.herbtyson.com

Are you saying that the list under Open in the Getting Started task
pane
is
different from the one at the bottom of your File menu? Mine are
exactly
the
same except that the task pane shows only the filename, not part of the
path.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup
so
all may benefit.

Hmmm... it doesn't here. In fact, the files listed are quite a bit
different.

--
Herb Tyson MS MVP
Author of the Word 2007 Bible
Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
Web: http://www.herbtyson.com


Actually, in Word 2003, removing a file from the MRU list at the bottom
of
the File menu does also remove it from the Getting Started task
pane.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup
so
all may benefit.

Are you saying that Ctrl+Alt+[minus sign between the 0 and =] does not
turn
the mouse pointer into a large black line?

This is the "remove the next thing I click" command. If you click
it
on
a
menu item, it will be removed from the menu. If you click it on a
toolbar
tool, that tool will be zapped. And, if you click it on a file in the
MRU
files list (at the bottom of the File menu), that file will be removed
from
the MRU list.

This tool has no effect on the files shown in the Getting Started task
pane,
nor does it affect the MRU list in Word 2007.

--
Herb Tyson MS MVP
Author of the Word 2007 Bible
Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
Web: http://www.herbtyson.com




:

MSfStl,
You can use the ALT+CTRL+-, this will give you a dark black fat
horizontal
line, go to the file menu, click on the docname you want to remove.
Be
very
careful not to click on any of the menu items or they will be gone
too.
If
you change your mind just press Escape to make the line disappear.

--
Luc Sanders
MVP - PowerPoint
"MSfStl" <[email protected]> schreef in bericht
I am curious if there is a way to remove an item from the
"Recently
Opened"
list? I guse I could always go open five other documents in
succession
for
the "sensitive" item to be pushed of the list. But, I figured
someone
here
would be able to provide another more direct way to handle this.
~
Thanks



That did not work for me. What I am looking to do is to be able
to
prevent
Word from repopulating, or atleast controlling the repopulation of
the
most
recently opened files, found in both the File drop down menu and
from
the
"Getting Started" tsk menu, located to the right of the document
when
opening
Word. Obviously, there is something that looks for the most recently
opened
items. I would think if it can look it can also "not look", or
"selectively
look". Any thoughts?

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

No, changing the number of entries or turning the feature off completely
doesn't seem to affect the Getting Started task pane (and now you've got me
wondering about removing a file, too, though I would have been willing to
swear it worked).

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

If you turn off the feature using Tools - Options - General (or set the
number of files down to a lower number), does that affect the list of files
displayed in the Getting Started pane?

After logging off and logging back on, the two lists are now synchronized in
Word 2003. But, closing/restarting Word did not make any difference, and
when I remove the files from the list using the black dash method, the
Getting Started list does not change.

I wonder if what I'm seeing here is because I have both Word 2003 and 2007
installed. Although... I can see the MRU list for Word 12 in the registry,
but I don't see the list for Word 11 there, and the files from Word 11 are
not included in the list of Word 12 files.

--
Herb Tyson MS MVP
Author of the Word 2007 Bible
Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
Web: http://www.herbtyson.com

Odd that it would behave so differently here.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup
so
all may benefit.

Yes. They're different. I never noticed whether they were the same before
(frankly, I never actually use the Getting Started feature, but refer others
to it from time to time when it's the easiest way to explain something).

Just now, for example... there were 9 documents listed in the File MRU list,
and 9 listed in the Getting started panel. They're mostly the same, but not
entirely.

In any case, the 9th document in each was the same. I just removed the
9th
document from the File MRU, and while it's gone from there, it's still
listed in the 9th slot in the Open list in the Getting Started pane... 8
clicks later. I've completely depopulated the File MRU, and the Open list
still shows the original 9 documents. I've tried toggling the pane
on/off,
but those 9 documents continue to be there (and some of them weren't on the
File MRU list to begin with).

Also... I removed the check that allows the display of the Recently Used
Files list (Tools - Options - General), and this also has no effect on
the
files listed in the Getting Started pane.

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Are you saying that the list under Open in the Getting Started task
pane
is
different from the one at the bottom of your File menu? Mine are
exactly
the
same except that the task pane shows only the filename, not part of the
path.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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Hmmm... it doesn't here. In fact, the files listed are quite a bit
different.

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Herb Tyson MS MVP
Author of the Word 2007 Bible
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Web: http://www.herbtyson.com


Actually, in Word 2003, removing a file from the MRU list at the bottom
of
the File menu does also remove it from the Getting Started task
pane.

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Are you saying that Ctrl+Alt+[minus sign between the 0 and =]

does
not

turn
the mouse pointer into a large black line?

This is the "remove the next thing I click" command. If you click
it
on
a
menu item, it will be removed from the menu. If you click it on a
toolbar
tool, that tool will be zapped. And, if you click it on a file in the
MRU
files list (at the bottom of the File menu), that file will be removed
from
the MRU list.

This tool has no effect on the files shown in the Getting Started task
pane,
nor does it affect the MRU list in Word 2007.

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Herb Tyson MS MVP
Author of the Word 2007 Bible
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:

MSfStl,
You can use the ALT+CTRL+-, this will give you a dark black fat
horizontal
line, go to the file menu, click on the docname you want to remove.
Be
very
careful not to click on any of the menu items or they will be gone
too.
If
you change your mind just press Escape to make the line disappear.

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Luc Sanders
MVP - PowerPoint
"MSfStl" <[email protected]> schreef in bericht
I am curious if there is a way to remove an item from the
"Recently
Opened"
list? I guse I could always go open five other documents in
succession
for
the "sensitive" item to be pushed of the list. But, I figured
someone
here
would be able to provide another more direct way to handle this.
~
Thanks



That did not work for me. What I am looking to do is to be able
to
prevent
Word from repopulating, or atleast controlling the

repopulation
of

the
most
recently opened files, found in both the File drop down menu and
from
the
"Getting Started" tsk menu, located to the right of the document
when
opening
Word. Obviously, there is something that looks for the most recently
opened
items. I would think if it can look it can also "not look", or
"selectively
look". Any thoughts?