How to clear recent document lists from Excel?
The recent opened workbook lists will be stored in the Recent pane when we open an Excel file each time as following screenshot shown. But, sometimes, you need to clear such long boring workbook lists from the Recent pane. This article will show you how to make the recent document lists disappear.
Clear the recent document lists with Options feature Clear the recent document lists with Clear unpinned Workbooks function Clear the recent document lists with VBA code
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Clear the recent document lists with Options feature
To remove the recent document lists in Excel, you can go to the Excel Options to do a little setting. Please do as follows:
Note: If you want to restore the recent items, you can type the number back to the Show this number of Recent Documents text box in the Excel Options dialog.
Clear the recent document lists with Clear unpinned Workbooks function
You can also remove all the recent document lists by applying the Clear unpinned Workbooks feature.
Notes:
1. After removing the recent document lists, they are not restored any more, and this method is only applied to Excel 2010, 2013.
2. This method only remove the unpinned files.
Clear the recent document lists with VBA code
The following VBA code can help you to remove all the recent document lists immediately as well.
1. Press the ALT + F11 keys together, and it opens the Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications window.
VBA code: remove the recent document lists
Sub Clearrecentfiles() 'Update 20140925 On Error Resume Next Application.RecentFiles.Item(1).Delete Loop End Sub3. Then press F5 key to run this code, and all the recent document lists have been removed at once.
Note: With this code, the recent document lists cannot be restored.
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