How to clear the list of recently used files in MS Office 2007 and 2010

To clear the list of recently used files, use one of the following methods depending on the program ( Excel, Word, PowerPoint )that you are using.

To clear the list of recently used files in Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007 or 2010, Microsoft Office Word 2007 or 2010, Microsoft Office Excel 2007 or 2010, you have to restrict the list to no entries. To do this, follow these steps:

1. Start the 2007 or 2010 Office program ( i.e : Excel , Word , PowerPoint ).
2. Click the Microsoft Office Button, and then click Program_name( i.e : Word) Options.
3. In the left pane, click Advanced.
4. Under Display, type 0 in the Show this number of Recent Documents box.
5. Click OK.

The above prescribed procedure is given below with screenshots.

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