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Finally I broke down and upgraded to Excel 2003 from Excel97. Various small
differences exist that I'm trying to come to terms with. Specifically, in
'97 when I clicked on quot;Filequot;, the bottom of the menu would have the last 10
files that I had used where I could click one to open it again.

Does 2003 have this feature buried in it's configuration somewhere? It
seems that I have to click Filegt;Open and mouse through all my files to get
to the one that I want. I don't see the configuration control for this
where it was with '97.

Also, how does one get to the simple Excel Help file now? When I click on
it and enter a search term it gives me a zillion things from the web which I
didn't ask for - what I asked for was the local Excel Help file. I'd like
to start there with problems before doing a wider search of the Microsoft's
web site for more esoteric links.

Thanks.

Bill
Hi Bill. Have you tried going to Tools - Options - General Tab and changing
the number of most recently used files from 4 to 10?
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Sincerely, Michael Colvinquot;Bill Martinquot; wrote:

gt; Finally I broke down and upgraded to Excel 2003 from Excel97. Various small
gt; differences exist that I'm trying to come to terms with. Specifically, in
gt; '97 when I clicked on quot;Filequot;, the bottom of the menu would have the last 10
gt; files that I had used where I could click one to open it again.
gt;
gt; Does 2003 have this feature buried in it's configuration somewhere? It
gt; seems that I have to click Filegt;Open and mouse through all my files to get
gt; to the one that I want. I don't see the configuration control for this
gt; where it was with '97.
gt;
gt; Also, how does one get to the simple Excel Help file now? When I click on
gt; it and enter a search term it gives me a zillion things from the web which I
gt; didn't ask for - what I asked for was the local Excel Help file. I'd like
gt; to start there with problems before doing a wider search of the Microsoft's
gt; web site for more esoteric links.
gt;
gt; Thanks.
gt;
gt; Bill
gt;
gt;
gt;

That would have worked for me in '97 Michael. With 2003 though the option
is not available to me. The box you're supposed to check for quot;Recently used
file list:quot; is grayed out as is the box you'd use to adjust the number of
entries. I'm presuming that somewhere there is some bit of configuration
that has grayed out this option. I don't know where though. I just
installed Office 2003 out of the box with whatever defaults it chose to
make.

Bill
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quot;Michaelquot; gt; wrote in message
...
gt; Hi Bill. Have you tried going to Tools - Options - General Tab and
gt; changing
gt; the number of most recently used files from 4 to 10?
gt; --
gt; Sincerely, Michael Colvin
gt;
gt;
gt; quot;Bill Martinquot; wrote:
gt;
gt;gt; Finally I broke down and upgraded to Excel 2003 from Excel97. Various
gt;gt; small
gt;gt; differences exist that I'm trying to come to terms with. Specifically,
gt;gt; in
gt;gt; '97 when I clicked on quot;Filequot;, the bottom of the menu would have the last
gt;gt; 10
gt;gt; files that I had used where I could click one to open it again.
gt;gt;
gt;gt; Does 2003 have this feature buried in it's configuration somewhere? It
gt;gt; seems that I have to click Filegt;Open and mouse through all my files to
gt;gt; get
gt;gt; to the one that I want. I don't see the configuration control for this
gt;gt; where it was with '97.
gt;gt;
gt;gt; Also, how does one get to the simple Excel Help file now? When I click
gt;gt; on
gt;gt; it and enter a search term it gives me a zillion things from the web
gt;gt; which I
gt;gt; didn't ask for - what I asked for was the local Excel Help file. I'd
gt;gt; like
gt;gt; to start there with problems before doing a wider search of the
gt;gt; Microsoft's
gt;gt; web site for more esoteric links.
gt;gt;
gt;gt; Thanks.
gt;gt;
gt;gt; Bill
gt;gt;
gt;gt;
gt;gt;
And maybe...

OFFXP: quot;Most Recently Usedquot; List Missing from File Menu and quot;Recently Used
File Listquot; Option Unavailable (Q284896)
support.microsoft.com/default...;EN-US;q284896

Any chance you just turned on TweakUI?

This was written for xl2002, but maybe....

Bill Martin wrote:
gt;
gt; That would have worked for me in '97 Michael. With 2003 though the option
gt; is not available to me. The box you're supposed to check for quot;Recently used
gt; file list:quot; is grayed out as is the box you'd use to adjust the number of
gt; entries. I'm presuming that somewhere there is some bit of configuration
gt; that has grayed out this option. I don't know where though. I just
gt; installed Office 2003 out of the box with whatever defaults it chose to
gt; make.
gt;
gt; Bill
gt; -------------------------------------
gt;
gt; quot;Michaelquot; gt; wrote in message
gt; ...
gt; gt; Hi Bill. Have you tried going to Tools - Options - General Tab and
gt; gt; changing
gt; gt; the number of most recently used files from 4 to 10?
gt; gt; --
gt; gt; Sincerely, Michael Colvin
gt; gt;
gt; gt;
gt; gt; quot;Bill Martinquot; wrote:
gt; gt;
gt; gt;gt; Finally I broke down and upgraded to Excel 2003 from Excel97. Various
gt; gt;gt; small
gt; gt;gt; differences exist that I'm trying to come to terms with. Specifically,
gt; gt;gt; in
gt; gt;gt; '97 when I clicked on quot;Filequot;, the bottom of the menu would have the last
gt; gt;gt; 10
gt; gt;gt; files that I had used where I could click one to open it again.
gt; gt;gt;
gt; gt;gt; Does 2003 have this feature buried in it's configuration somewhere? It
gt; gt;gt; seems that I have to click Filegt;Open and mouse through all my files to
gt; gt;gt; get
gt; gt;gt; to the one that I want. I don't see the configuration control for this
gt; gt;gt; where it was with '97.
gt; gt;gt;
gt; gt;gt; Also, how does one get to the simple Excel Help file now? When I click
gt; gt;gt; on
gt; gt;gt; it and enter a search term it gives me a zillion things from the web
gt; gt;gt; which I
gt; gt;gt; didn't ask for - what I asked for was the local Excel Help file. I'd
gt; gt;gt; like
gt; gt;gt; to start there with problems before doing a wider search of the
gt; gt;gt; Microsoft's
gt; gt;gt; web site for more esoteric links.
gt; gt;gt;
gt; gt;gt; Thanks.
gt; gt;gt;
gt; gt;gt; Bill
gt; gt;gt;
gt; gt;gt;
gt; gt;gt;

--

Dave Peterson

That was it Dave - sort of. I do have TweakUI installed, but haven't
touched it in a year probably. And it's apparently an older version than
the Microsoft Support document you linked references because the relevant
box was somewhere totally different with a different name.

None-the-less, checking the box did indeed fix Excel. Evidently Excel97
just ignored that setting, but 2003 sat up and paid attention to it.

Thanks for your help.

Bill
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quot;Dave Petersonquot; gt; wrote in message
...
gt; And maybe...
gt;
gt; OFFXP: quot;Most Recently Usedquot; List Missing from File Menu and quot;Recently Used
gt; File Listquot; Option Unavailable (Q284896)
gt; support.microsoft.com/default...;EN-US;q284896
gt;
gt; Any chance you just turned on TweakUI?
gt;
gt; This was written for xl2002, but maybe....
gt;
gt; Bill Martin wrote:
gt;gt;
gt;gt; That would have worked for me in '97 Michael. With 2003 though the
gt;gt; option
gt;gt; is not available to me. The box you're supposed to check for quot;Recently
gt;gt; used
gt;gt; file list:quot; is grayed out as is the box you'd use to adjust the number of
gt;gt; entries. I'm presuming that somewhere there is some bit of configuration
gt;gt; that has grayed out this option. I don't know where though. I just
gt;gt; installed Office 2003 out of the box with whatever defaults it chose to
gt;gt; make.
gt;gt;
gt;gt; Bill
gt;gt; -------------------------------------
gt;gt;
gt;gt; quot;Michaelquot; gt; wrote in message
gt;gt; ...
gt;gt; gt; Hi Bill. Have you tried going to Tools - Options - General Tab and
gt;gt; gt; changing
gt;gt; gt; the number of most recently used files from 4 to 10?
gt;gt; gt; --
gt;gt; gt; Sincerely, Michael Colvin
gt;gt; gt;
gt;gt; gt;
gt;gt; gt; quot;Bill Martinquot; wrote:
gt;gt; gt;
gt;gt; gt;gt; Finally I broke down and upgraded to Excel 2003 from Excel97. Various
gt;gt; gt;gt; small
gt;gt; gt;gt; differences exist that I'm trying to come to terms with.
gt;gt; gt;gt; Specifically,
gt;gt; gt;gt; in
gt;gt; gt;gt; '97 when I clicked on quot;Filequot;, the bottom of the menu would have the
gt;gt; gt;gt; last
gt;gt; gt;gt; 10
gt;gt; gt;gt; files that I had used where I could click one to open it again.
gt;gt; gt;gt;
gt;gt; gt;gt; Does 2003 have this feature buried in it's configuration somewhere?
gt;gt; gt;gt; It
gt;gt; gt;gt; seems that I have to click Filegt;Open and mouse through all my files to
gt;gt; gt;gt; get
gt;gt; gt;gt; to the one that I want. I don't see the configuration control for
gt;gt; gt;gt; this
gt;gt; gt;gt; where it was with '97.
gt;gt; gt;gt;
gt;gt; gt;gt; Also, how does one get to the simple Excel Help file now? When I
gt;gt; gt;gt; click
gt;gt; gt;gt; on
gt;gt; gt;gt; it and enter a search term it gives me a zillion things from the web
gt;gt; gt;gt; which I
gt;gt; gt;gt; didn't ask for - what I asked for was the local Excel Help file. I'd
gt;gt; gt;gt; like
gt;gt; gt;gt; to start there with problems before doing a wider search of the
gt;gt; gt;gt; Microsoft's
gt;gt; gt;gt; web site for more esoteric links.
gt;gt; gt;gt;
gt;gt; gt;gt; Thanks.
gt;gt; gt;gt;
gt;gt; gt;gt; Bill
gt;gt; gt;gt;
gt;gt; gt;gt;
gt;gt; gt;gt;
gt;
gt; --
gt;
gt; Dave Peterson