How to disable or delete the list of recently opened documents in Word or Excel

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How to disable or delete the list of recently opened documents in Word or Excel

This article will guide you on how to disable or delete the list of recently opened documents in Word or Excel. This will prevent information leakage if other people use your computer - in this case, they will not know what files you were working with.

Steps

Disable or Delete Recent Document List in Microsoft Word or Excel Step 1

Step 1. Open Microsoft Word or Excel and click on the "Office" icon

Disable or Delete Recent Document List in Microsoft Word or Excel Step 2

Step 2. Click "Word Options"

Disable or Delete Recent Document List in Microsoft Word or Excel Step 3

Step 3. In the left pane, click Advanced

Disable or Delete Recent Document List in Microsoft Word or Excel Step 4

Step 4. In the "Screen" section, find the "Number of documents in the list of recent files" option

Disable or Delete Recent Document List in Microsoft Word or Excel Step 5

Step 5. In the option box, enter 0

Disable or Delete Recent Document List in Microsoft Word or Excel Step 6

Step 6. Click OK

Disable or Delete Recent Document List in Microsoft Word or Excel Step 7

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