WD97: Items Missing from Recently Used File List

ID: Q172961

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Word 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

The recently used file list (sometimes referred to as the most recently used list or "MRU") for Microsoft Word may not be accurate if you use WordMail as your e-mail editor. In some circumstances one or more of the files last used may not appear in the list.

The recently used file list is the list of files at the bottom of the File menu.

WORKAROUND

In Microsoft Outlook 97, follow these steps to turn off WordMail as your e- mail editor:

1. On the Tools menu, click Options.

2. Click the E-mail tab.

3. Click to clear the "Use Microsoft Word as the e-mail editor" check box.

In Microsoft Outlook 98, follow these steps:

1. On the Tools menu, click Options.

2. Click the Mail Format tab.

3. In the "Send in this message format," click something other than

   Microsoft Word, and then click OK.

   ARTICLE-ID: Q159476
   TITLE     : WD97: How to Enable, Disable Microsoft Word as the E-Mail
               Editor

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information about MRU lists, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q161631
   Title     :  WD97: How to Reset Word 97 MRU Lists

   ARTICLE-ID: Q144723
   Title     : Why Does MRU List Show Full Paths For Certain Files?

   ARTICLE-ID: Q97790
   Title     : How to Open the Last Document Edited When You Start Word

   ARTICLE-ID: Q82107
   Title     : How to Eliminate File Names from the File Menu

Keywords          : kbdta winword word97 
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

Last Reviewed: February 27, 1999