How do you delete a document name off the Excel list?

Answer 1

You can remove unwanted file names from the "Recent Documents" list in Microsoft Excel 2007. Here are the steps:

1. Start Excel 2007 and click the MS Office button (circle at top left of the screen).
   1. For files you want to keep on the list, check the tack pin mark to the right of the file name in the "Recent Documents" list. The tack should change shape and color.
   2. Count the number of pinned files in the list and remember this number to use later.
2. If you want to remove all files from the Recent Documents list, proceed to the next step. But, if you want to keep some of the files on the list, do the following steps before continuing:
3. Click the "Excel Options" button at the bottom right of the MS Office window.
4. In the "Excel Options" dialog box that appears, select the "Advanced" option, from the left panel of the "Excel Options" dialog box.
5. Scroll down, till you reach the "Display" section.
   1. If you want to remove all the file names on the list, click on the up/down arrows to set the numerical value to "0."
   2. If you want to keep some of the file names, set the value to the number of files you counted in an earlier step.
   3. If you like, you can manually type the value-key in any number ranging from "0" to "50."
6. In the "Show this number of Recent Documents" option, do one of the following:
7. Click "OK."
8. Your "Recent Documents" list will be cleared or show the number of documents you selected.
9. If you checked the tack pin earlier, go back and check again to unpin the file name from the "Recent Documents" list.
10. Repeat these steps any time you want to change the file names in your "Recent Documents" list.