Office XP - 'Recently used file list'

C.S.Chan

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Jun 12, 2001, 12:42:36 AM6/12/01

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Hello Everyone,

I just upgraded my Office 2000 to Office XP. I wonder why the 'Recently used
file list' option has become disabled. This function enable us to select the
most recent opened document at the File menu of Word / Excel.

Does anyone knows how to set this function back ?

Thanks in Advance.

C.S.Chan
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Bob Buckland ?:-)

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Jun 12, 2001, 2:10:20 AM6/12/01

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Hi C.S.,

The Recently Used File list in the Office XP Task Panes
is still available. If you are using the default
Windows settings you should also have one on the
File menu. However, if you've used a utility to
tweak some of the Windows settings you'll need to
adjust at least one of them back again to have the
MRU on the file list.

Here are the steps for using MS TweakUI or
X-teq Systems. Other erd party products have
different names for some setting tweaks.

X-teq (Treeview)
Appearance=>Start Menu=>Options=>Recent Documents History

MS TweakUI
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IE Tab - turn on [x] Add new documents to Documents on Start menu

You can still have the list be non-visible on the Start menu.

TWEAKUI Settings
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IE Tab: [x] Add new documents to Documents on Start menu
IE Tab: [ ] Show Documents on Start Menu
Paranoia Tab: [x] Clear Document History at Logon

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Hello Everyone,

Thanks in Advance.

C.S.Chan <<
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C.S.Chan

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Jun 12, 2001, 6:29:28 AM6/12/01

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Thanks Bob for your reply.

I am running Win2000, can MS TweakUI or
X-teq Systems work under W2K ?

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Jun 12, 2001, 9:49:24 AM6/12/01

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the new version of TweakUi works fine in Win2k
http://www.microsoft.com/ntworkstation/downloads/PowerToys/Networking/NTTwea
kUI.asp

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Bob Buckland ?:-)

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Jun 12, 2001, 9:44:33 AM6/12/01

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Hi C.S.,

Yes they can :) There are a variety of tools that do this.
For the setting you're describing to have been changed you
may find TweakUI is already in the MS Control Panel.
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q284/8/96.asp

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Thanks Bob for your reply.

I am running Win2000, can MS TweakUI or
X-teq Systems work under W2K ?>>
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