Why does excel not show recent files?

24/09/2022

Why does excel not show recent files?

We also suggest you try following and see if the issue can be fixed: 1. open Excel, go to File>Options>Advanced>Display>in Show this number of Recent Workbooks, set 50 and click OK.

How do I turn on recent workbook list?

Click the File tab. Under Help, click Options. Click Advanced. Under Display, in the Show this number of Recent Documents list, click the number of files that you want to display.

How do I view recent documents in Excel?

Enable Excel, click File > Open > Recent (or Recent Workbooks), then all the last opened workbooks have been listed.

Where are Excel recent files stored?

By default, that location is C:\Documents and Settingsser profile\Application Data\Microsoft\Office\Recent.

How do I show recent documents in taskbar?

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  1. Right click the Start/Win button, select Properties.
  2. Click the Start Menu tab (it should be select as default)
  3. Click the Customize button.
  4. Scroll down and check the Recent Items check box.
  5. Click Ok.
  6. Click Apply.
  7. Click Ok.
  8. Check “Recent” option in the start menu.

Where are Excel recents stored?

You can find the list of recently opened workbooks on the File tab, under Recent. Here you’ll see a list of workbooks, with the most recently opened workbooks at the top.

How do I turn on Recent Places in Windows 10?

Add Recent Places Folder to Windows 10

  1. Windows + R.
  2. Drag Recent Places directory to Quick Access list within File Explorer.
  3. Open the Registry (regedit.exe) with Administrator privileges.
  4. Navigate to the following registry key:
  5. Right-click ShellFolder and select Permissions.
  6. Click Advanced.

What happened to recent folders in Windows 10?

In Windows 10, Microsoft removed the widely used Recent places option from the navigation pane of File Explorer. Instead, it has the “Recent files” and “Frequent folders” groups inside the Quick Access folder.

How do I find recent documents?

Find the All Recent Files List in Windows 10

  1. Open the all recent files folder. The fastest way to access the all recent files folder is pressing “Windows + R” to open the Run dialog and typing “recent”.
  2. View and modify the all recent files list.
  3. Compare to the regular Recent files list.

Where are Excel recent files stored in Windows 10?

The fastest way to access the all recent files folder is pressing “Windows + R” to open the Run dialog and typing “recent”. You can then hit enter. The above step will open an Explorer window with all your recent files. You can edit the options like any other search, as well as delete the recent files you want.

How do you get the all recent files list back in Windows 10?

  1. Open the Run Dialog Box with the keyboard shortcut Windows Key+R.
  2. Enter shell:recent.

Where are recent files located?

How do I find recently moved files?

File Explorer has a convenient way to search recently modified files built right into the “Search” tab on the Ribbon. Switch to the “Search” tab, click the “Date Modified” button, and then select a range. If you don’t see the “Search” tab, click once in the search box and it should appear.

How do I view recent files in File Explorer?

Here is how to enable recent files from the Folder Options.

  1. Press Win + E to open File Explorer.
  2. Right-click on Quick Access.
  3. Click on Show more options and then click on Options.
  4. In the Properties window, open the General tab.
  5. Next, in the Privacy section, check Show recently used files in the Quick Access option.

What happened to recent places in Windows 10?

How do I show recent files in Excel taskbar Windows 10?

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  1. Go to settings > personalize > and click on start.
  2. Turn on “show recently open items”

How do I find most recent saved files?

Right-click on its icon on the taskbar to view recently saved/created Word or Excel documents. The list (called Jump list) that opens displays up to 10 recent documents. The recent document shows up at the top of the list.

Where is the’recent Places’list in Excel 2013?

I understand that in earlier version of Office, for example Excel 2010, if you go to File>Recent, you will see the “Recent Workbooks” and “Recent Places” list on the same page. However, if you go to FILE>Open in Excel 2013, you will only see the “Recent Workbooks” list. Actually, the “Recent Place” list is still there in Office 2013.

Where are my recent folders in office 2013?

Actually, the “Recent Place” list is still there in Office 2013. When you go to “FILE”>”Open”, the first tab of “Recent Workbooks” is highlighted (selected) by default, but if you click any of the rest tabs (“Site – Microsoft”/”Other Web Locations”/”Computer”, etc.), you will see that Office is listing your Recent Folders there:

Where is the’recent workbooks’list in Excel 2013?

However, if you go to FILE>Open in Excel 2013, you will only see the “Recent Workbooks” list. Actually, the “Recent Place” list is still there in Office 2013.

How do I view all recent workbooks in Excel?

Select the Quickly Access This Number of Recent Workbooks check box on the Advanced tab of the Excel Options dialog box (right below the Show This Number of Recent Workbooks option) to have Excel display the four most recently opened workbooks as menu items at the bottom of the File menu in the Backstage view.