showing recent files on satrtup

[keithinoz]

I seem to remember that there was a way of displaying recently opened files in Office 2010 either when the program opened or when you selected FILE. I know I can see the same list by going RECENT FILES but I likes the instantaneous viewing.

Any ideas?

 

[macropod]

When you click on 'File', the 'Recent' list displays automatically when no document is open or when you've just started Word without opening an existing document; otherwise you need to select File|Recent.

Cheers
Paul Edstein
[MS MVP - Word]

 

[keithinoz]

That's what used to happen. Now I get as per attachment

 

[keithinoz]

Sorry wrong attachment

 

[macropod]

Your attachment suggests you have at least one file open, though it's not clear whether that file is the default 'Book1' Excel starts with (in its startup state), or something else.

Cheers
Paul Edstein
[MS MVP - Word]

 

[keithinoz]

Its the default book1

 

[macropod]

That may be so, but as soon as you do anything other than clicking on 'File', you'll get the view displayed in your attachment.

Cheers
Paul Edstein
[MS MVP - Word]

 

[keithinoz]

I click on the excel icon, the program opens and I see an empty worksheet. If I then click on file I get the screenshot as shown. No extra steps

 

[macropod]

That suggests you may have a third-party addin or a auto macro that negates the default behaviour. In any event, you're not going to get the behaviour you're seeking once you've started working on any open file.

Cheers
Paul Edstein
[MS MVP - Word]

 

[keithinoz]

I can't think of anything that has been added in the past few months but it's quite possible that something has slipped through. Thanks for your help