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July 20th, 2004, 06:50 PM
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Clear the "Recent Files" list in the hyperlink window
When I right click to hyperlink a word either in PowerPoint or MS Word, the hyperlink window shows a box that reads "Recent Files." When I click the "Recent Files" box, it shows all the files that I have recently accessed. How do I clear that box so that I will show nothing?
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July 20th, 2004, 07:01 PM
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Clear the "Recent Files" list in the hyperlink window
I'm not sure that I understand. If you want to see nothing, what good is the
"Recent Files" icon to you and why do you click on it if you want to see nothing? Just don't select it. There must be something else to the question. Can you tell us more? -- Sonia Coleman Microsoft PowerPoint MVP Team Autorun Software, Templates and Tutorials "Mike" wrote in message ... When I right click to hyperlink a word either in PowerPoint or MS Word, the hyperlink window shows a box that reads "Recent Files." When I click the "Recent Files" box, it shows all the files that I have recently accessed. How do I clear that box so that I will show nothing? -- Thanks
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July 20th, 2004, 07:14 PM
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Clear the "Recent Files" list in the hyperlink window
I assume he means clear as in "start over," not that he wants it always
to be clear, but just to develop a new list of recent files that don't include some of the less recent files. --David -- David M. Marcovitz, Ph.D. Director of Graduate Programs in Educational Technology Loyola College in Maryland Author of _Powerful PowerPoint for Educators_ http://www.loyola.edu/education/PowerfulPowerPoint/ "Sonia" wrote in : I'm not sure that I understand. If you want to see nothing, what good is the "Recent Files" icon to you and why do you click on it if you want to see nothing? Just don't select it. There must be something else to the question. Can you tell us more?
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July 20th, 2004, 07:20 PM
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Clear the "Recent Files" list in the hyperlink window
More to the story. When I am showing my students (8th grade) how to use PowerPoint, I am actually conducting the class using PowerPoint, showing them the steps on the big screen. I have all my students' academic and discipline files that I have recently accessed on that computer. When I get to that point and click the "Recent Files" button, my students see their names on the "Recent Files" list and I get a plethora of questions about why their names are there. Just wanted to know if there was a way to clear that list.
-- Thanks "Sonia" wrote: I'm not sure that I understand. If you want to see nothing, what good is the "Recent Files" icon to you and why do you click on it if you want to see nothing? Just don't select it. There must be something else to the question. Can you tell us more? -- Sonia Coleman Microsoft PowerPoint MVP Team Autorun Software, Templates and Tutorials "Mike" wrote in message ... When I right click to hyperlink a word either in PowerPoint or MS Word, the hyperlink window shows a box that reads "Recent Files." When I click the "Recent Files" box, it shows all the files that I have recently accessed. How do I clear that box so that I will show nothing? -- Thanks
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July 20th, 2004, 07:42 PM
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Clear the "Recent Files" list in the hyperlink window
Have you tried clicking on Tools | Options | General | remove the checkmark
beside "Recently used file list". If after you have shown your students, and before shutting down PowerPoint you repeat the steps, and put back the checkmark, your list will reappear. Is this what you looking for? -- Please post all follow-up questions/replies to the newsgroup Email unless specifically requested will not be opened Do Provide The Version Of PowerPoint You Are Using Do Not Post Attachments In This Newsgroup Michael Koerner [MS PPT MVP] "Mike" wrote in message ... More to the story. When I am showing my students (8th grade) how to use PowerPoint, I am actually conducting the class using PowerPoint, showing them the steps on the big screen. I have all my students' academic and discipline files that I have recently accessed on that computer. When I get to that point and click the "Recent Files" button, my students see their names on the "Recent Files" list and I get a plethora of questions about why their names are there. Just wanted to know if there was a way to clear that list. -- Thanks "Sonia" wrote: I'm not sure that I understand. If you want to see nothing, what good is the "Recent Files" icon to you and why do you click on it if you want to see nothing? Just don't select it. There must be something else to the question. Can you tell us more? -- Sonia Coleman Microsoft PowerPoint MVP Team Autorun Software, Templates and Tutorials "Mike" wrote in message ... When I right click to hyperlink a word either in PowerPoint or MS Word, the hyperlink window shows a box that reads "Recent Files." When I click the "Recent Files" box, it shows all the files that I have recently accessed. How do I clear that box so that I will show nothing? -- Thanks
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July 20th, 2004, 08:03 PM
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Clear the "Recent Files" list in the hyperlink window
Mike,
A bit of a hassle, but to really lose them alltogether : in the registry: Hkey_Current_user - Software - Microsoft - Office 10/11 - Powerpoint - Recent files list - double click File 1 - 9 delete and click OK. Not something to do every day but once in a while maybe. Luc "Mike" schreef in bericht ... More to the story. When I am showing my students (8th grade) how to use PowerPoint, I am actually conducting the class using PowerPoint, showing them the steps on the big screen. I have all my students' academic and discipline files that I have recently accessed on that computer. When I get to that point and click the "Recent Files" button, my students see their names on the "Recent Files" list and I get a plethora of questions about why their names are there. Just wanted to know if there was a way to clear that list. -- Thanks "Sonia" wrote: I'm not sure that I understand. If you want to see nothing, what good is the "Recent Files" icon to you and why do you click on it if you want to see nothing? Just don't select it. There must be something else to the question. Can you tell us more? -- Sonia Coleman Microsoft PowerPoint MVP Team Autorun Software, Templates and Tutorials "Mike" wrote in message ... When I right click to hyperlink a word either in PowerPoint or MS Word, the hyperlink window shows a box that reads "Recent Files." When I click the "Recent Files" box, it shows all the files that I have recently accessed. How do I clear that box so that I will show nothing? -- Thanks
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July 20th, 2004, 08:30 PM
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Clear the "Recent Files" list in the hyperlink window
I've tried the Tools - Options - General procedure, but that only removes recent files from the "file" key (top left). It does not remove "Recent Files" from the hyperlink window.
-- Thanks "Michael Koerner" wrote: Have you tried clicking on Tools | Options | General | remove the checkmark beside "Recently used file list". If after you have shown your students, and before shutting down PowerPoint you repeat the steps, and put back the checkmark, your list will reappear. Is this what you looking for? -- Please post all follow-up questions/replies to the newsgroup Email unless specifically requested will not be opened Do Provide The Version Of PowerPoint You Are Using Do Not Post Attachments In This Newsgroup Michael Koerner [MS PPT MVP] "Mike" wrote in message ... More to the story. When I am showing my students (8th grade) how to use PowerPoint, I am actually conducting the class using PowerPoint, showing them the steps on the big screen. I have all my students' academic and discipline files that I have recently accessed on that computer. When I get to that point and click the "Recent Files" button, my students see their names on the "Recent Files" list and I get a plethora of questions about why their names are there. Just wanted to know if there was a way to clear that list. -- Thanks "Sonia" wrote: I'm not sure that I understand. If you want to see nothing, what good is the "Recent Files" icon to you and why do you click on it if you want to see nothing? Just don't select it. There must be something else to the question. Can you tell us more? -- Sonia Coleman Microsoft PowerPoint MVP Team Autorun Software, Templates and Tutorials "Mike" wrote in message ... When I right click to hyperlink a word either in PowerPoint or MS Word, the hyperlink window shows a box that reads "Recent Files." When I click the "Recent Files" box, it shows all the files that I have recently accessed. How do I clear that box so that I will show nothing? -- Thanks
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July 20th, 2004, 09:02 PM
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Thanks, Mike. That makes perfect sense. However, I tried Luc's method and it
didn't work for me. There must be some other stashed list that I can't find in the Registry. My Recent Files list has 46 files listed, which seems to be everything I've ever opened in an Office application since I recently reformatted. That includes Access, Excel, Word, and FrontPage. If it doesn't work for you, you might try opening about twelve innocuous files in PowerPoint to force the list to only display them in the first portion of the list. The student related files will still be in the list, but they won't be seen unless you scroll down the list. "Mike" wrote in message ... More to the story. When I am showing my students (8th grade) how to use PowerPoint, I am actually conducting the class using PowerPoint, showing them the steps on the big screen. I have all my students' academic and discipline files that I have recently accessed on that computer. When I get to that point and click the "Recent Files" button, my students see their names on the "Recent Files" list and I get a plethora of questions about why their names are there. Just wanted to know if there was a way to clear that list. -- Thanks "Sonia" wrote: I'm not sure that I understand. If you want to see nothing, what good is the "Recent Files" icon to you and why do you click on it if you want to see nothing? Just don't select it. There must be something else to the question. Can you tell us more? -- Sonia Coleman Microsoft PowerPoint MVP Team Autorun Software, Templates and Tutorials "Mike" wrote in message ... When I right click to hyperlink a word either in PowerPoint or MS Word, the hyperlink window shows a box that reads "Recent Files." When I click the "Recent Files" box, it shows all the files that I have recently accessed. How do I clear that box so that I will show nothing? -- Thanks
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July 20th, 2004, 11:34 PM
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Clear the "Recent Files" list in the hyperlink window
Ok, then, give this a try. http://tinyurl.com/3tsv5
-- Please post all follow-up questions/replies to the newsgroup Email unless specifically requested will not be opened Do Provide The Version Of PowerPoint You Are Using Do Not Post Attachments In This Newsgroup Michael Koerner [MS PPT MVP] "Mike" wrote in message ... I've tried the Tools - Options - General procedure, but that only removes recent files from the "file" key (top left). It does not remove "Recent Files" from the hyperlink window. -- Thanks "Michael Koerner" wrote: Have you tried clicking on Tools | Options | General | remove the checkmark beside "Recently used file list". If after you have shown your students, and before shutting down PowerPoint you repeat the steps, and put back the checkmark, your list will reappear. Is this what you looking for? -- Please post all follow-up questions/replies to the newsgroup Email unless specifically requested will not be opened Do Provide The Version Of PowerPoint You Are Using Do Not Post Attachments In This Newsgroup Michael Koerner [MS PPT MVP] "Mike" wrote in message ... More to the story. When I am showing my students (8th grade) how to use PowerPoint, I am actually conducting the class using PowerPoint, showing them the steps on the big screen. I have all my students' academic and discipline files that I have recently accessed on that computer. When I get to that point and click the "Recent Files" button, my students see their names on the "Recent Files" list and I get a plethora of questions about why their names are there. Just wanted to know if there was a way to clear that list. -- Thanks "Sonia" wrote: I'm not sure that I understand. If you want to see nothing, what good is the "Recent Files" icon to you and why do you click on it if you want to see nothing? Just don't select it. There must be something else to the question. Can you tell us more? -- Sonia Coleman Microsoft PowerPoint MVP Team Autorun Software, Templates and Tutorials "Mike" wrote in message ... When I right click to hyperlink a word either in PowerPoint or MS Word, the hyperlink window shows a box that reads "Recent Files." When I click the "Recent Files" box, it shows all the files that I have recently accessed. How do I clear that box so that I will show nothing? -- Thanks
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July 21st, 2004, 04:52 AM
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Clear the "Recent Files" list in the hyperlink window
In article , Mike wrote:
More to the story. When I am showing my students (8th grade) how to use PowerPoint, I am actually conducting the class using PowerPoint, showing them the steps on the big screen. I have all my students' academic and discipline files that I have recently accessed on that computer. When I get to that point and click the "Recent Files" button, my students see their names on the "Recent Files" list and I get a plethora of questions about why their names are there. Just wanted to know if there was a way to clear that list. Clearing your MSIE history seems to clear recent links; I thought that perhaps by the same token clearing the start menu's list of recently opened documents would do the same for the file list in PPT, but it doesn't seem to. You might try noting the names of some of the files on the list, then doing a full text search on the HDD to see where the filenames turn up. -- Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com PPTools: www.pptools.com ================================================ Featured Presenter, PowerPoint Live 2004 October 10-13, San Diego, CA www.PowerPointLive.com ================================================
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