Keep a Permanent List of Recent Documents

Word 2007

1. Click the Office Button.
2. In the list of recent documents, click the pin icon on the right side of the file name to save or unsave it.

Modify the Number of Recent Documents Displayed:
Office Button, Word Options, Advanced, Display - the maximum is 50 documents.

Remove a File From the List:
To clear the entire list, set the display option to "0".
To clear a single entry, edit the registry -
HK_Current_User - Software - Microsoft - Office - 12 - Word - FileMRU

Word 2003

1. Add the Work Menu to the Menu Bar.
2. Select Tools, Customize from the top menu.
3. Click the Commands Tab.
4. In the left column, scroll down to the option - Build-in Menus.
5. In the right column, scroll down and locate the Work option.
6. Click and drag it to the Menu Bar.
7. When you close Word, click "Yes" to save the Normal template.

Add a Document:
Open the document.
Click the Work Menu and select - Add to Work Menu.

Remove a Document:
Click the Alt Ctrl - (minus) buttons.
The cursor displays a large hyphen symbol.
Click the document in the Work Menu to remove it.

*Word 2003 holds a maximum of nine (9) documents on the Work Menu.


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