Recent File Listing in Word 2002 is missing

[Bill Artman]

Hello;

The recent file listing panel on the right side of the screen in Word 2002
has disappeared - it used to be there. I do have the Recent File Listing box
checked is the Tools/Options menu. Tried to do a reinstall/repair of Word
and that didn't make the Recent Files Menu come back. Could there be a
registry value that is corrupt, etc.?

Any ideas would really be appreciated. Thanks!

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

See “‘Most recently used’ list missing from File menu and ‘Recently used
file list’ option unavailable in Office XP and 2003â€
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=284896

 

[Bill Artman]

Suzanne;

Thanks for your reply. I do not have Tweak UI installed on my machine.
Also the Recently Used File List check box in Options/Tools/General is
checked and the check box is active not grayed out.

Do you have any other suggestions on how I can get the Recently Used File
List to appear again? Thanks!

 

[Bob Buckland ?:-\)]

Hi Bill,

As you mentioned this being on the right side of the screen, in Word 2003 you may be looking for the New Document Task pane. Ctrl+F1
brings up the task panes and you can use the drop down at the top of the task pane to select 'new document'.

The other two recent file lists would be at the bottom of the File Menu and in the File=>Open dialog, or if you've added one in the
'Work' menu at the top of the Word menu bar.

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Suzanne;

Thanks for your reply. I do not have Tweak UI installed on my machine.
Also the Recently Used File List check box in Options/Tools/General is
checked and the check box is active not grayed out.

Do you have any other suggestions on how I can get the Recently Used File
List to appear again? Thanks!

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Regards,

Bill Artman >>
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Bob Buckland ?
MS Office System Products MVP

*Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*

 

[Bill Artman]

Suzzane and Bob -

I apologize for my extreme confusion. I have been calling my problem the
wrong thing.

It really is that the New Document task pane on the right side of the screen
in Word 2002 is not appearing when I open Word.

I thought it was call the recent file list because it shows recent documents
that I have worked on.

I can go to the View menu and click on Task Pane and it will appear. When I
close Word then open Word again the Task Pane is not there and I have to go
to the View menu again and click on Task Pane to make it appear again.

Do you know how I can get the New Document Task Pane to automatically appear
when I open Work like it use to do until a couple of weeks ago? To my
knowledge nothing has changed on my machine and it virus and spyware free.

Thanks again for your help - I am sorry I steered you wrong.

 

[Bill Artman]

I wanted to also let you know that the Show At Startup box at the bottom of
the New Document task pane is also checked but it is not showing at Word
startup.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Ah, okay. Display of the task pane at startup can be affected by add-ins.
This can result in not getting it when you want to or vice versa. The
solution is to install the Task Pane Controller available from
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customization/ShowTaskPane.htm.

 

[Jay Freedman]

Some versions of Word seem to have difficulty showing the task pane
when you do want it, or always showing it when you don't want it --
it's just ornery.

To get control, see
http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customization/ShowTaskPane.htm.

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Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP
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[Bill Artman]

Hello everyone;

Thanks very much!!! The Task Pane Controller fixed the problem.

Have a great weekend!