To Work With the Recent Documents List in the Application Menu

How to modify the display of recently used documents.

Change the Number of Recent Documents Listed

1. Click Tools Options.
2. In the Options dialog box, click the Open and Save tab.
3. Under Application Menu Number of Recently Used Files text box, enter the number of recent documents to be listed. You can choose any number between 0 and 50.

Change the Preview Display for Recent Documents List

1. Click the Application button Recent Documents.
2. Under the Command Search box, click the Display Options button and select a display option.

Note: The selected display option applies to both the Recent Documents and Open Documents lists in the Application Menu.