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DB. - 20 Nov 2006 16:16 GMT

When I open Excel nine filenames appear on the RHS as 'recently
used files' (this number was set via Tools/Options/General, of
course). In the middle of this list are 3 no-longer-used files.
Though the files themselves have been deleted their names remain in
this list.
Is there an easy way to remove those entries from that list,
please?

TIA,
DB.

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bigwheel - 20 Nov 2006 16:57 GMT

There is an entry in the help file "Display or hide recently used workbooks
on the File menu" which says uncheck the 'recently used files' checkbox, the
click OK. Then, basically, start again.

> When I open Excel nine filenames appear on the RHS as 'recently
> used files' (this number was set via Tools/Options/General, of
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> TIA,
> DB.

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DB. - 20 Nov 2006 17:29 GMT

>> When I open Excel nine filenames appear on the RHS as 'recently
>> used files' (this number was set via Tools/Options/General, of
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>> TIA,
>> DB.

"bigwheel" replied:

> There is an entry in the help file "Display or hide recently used
> workbooks
> on the File menu" which says uncheck the 'recently used files'
> checkbox, the
> click OK. Then, basically, start again.

Ah, yes! Thanks!
A bit of a PITA (having to start again), but soon done.
I'd rather expected that a 'right click' on the filename in that RH
panel would bring up a 'Delete' option in a drop-down, but that's not
so.

Thanks again,
DB.

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Zack Barresse - 20 Nov 2006 19:22 GMT

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HTH

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Zack Barresse, aka firefytr

> When I open Excel nine filenames appear on the RHS as 'recently used
> files' (this number was set via Tools/Options/General, of course). In the
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> TIA,
> DB.

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