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
Click Application button
Options.
In the Options dialog box, click the Open and Save tab.
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
Click Application button
Recent Documents.
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.
Remove a Recent File from the List
Click Application button
Recent Documents.
Click the three-dot menu to the right of the recent file.