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If multiple users work at your computer, there may instances when you don’t want other users to be able to see the documents you last opened in Microsoft Office applications—the list of files that shows up at the bottom of the file menu. It’s convenient to be able to go back to the last file you worked, but sometimes it’s not prudent. Go to the “Tools” menu in the application (I tested this with Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access). Select “Options” and when the dialog window opens, click on the “General” tab and find the “Recently used file list:”
If you uncheck the box, no files will appear in the list at the bottom of the “File” menu. Note that you can also increase or decrease the number of entries that will show—of course, you have to have the box checked in that case. Note that there are many other options available to you.
Don’t know what all the options mean? Click on the Question Mark in the upper right corner of the dialog.
You will find explanations for each of the tabs, with a break down for each item under each tab. As each application has different tabs, you will see different help options for each one. You have power-use it!
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