DOCUMENT:Q172961  14-NOV-2000  [word97]
TITLE   :WD97: Items Missing from Recently Used File List
PRODUCT :Word 97 for Windows
PROD/VER:WINDOWS:97
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:kbdta word8 word97

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Word 97 for Windows 
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SYMPTOMS
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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 Microsoft Word
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
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In Microsoft Outlook 97, follow these steps to disable Microsoft Word as your
e-mail editor:

1. On the Tools menu, click Options.

2. On the E-mail tab, click to clear the "Use Microsoft Word as the e-mail
   editor" check box and then click OK.

In Microsoft Outlook 98, follow these steps to disable Microsoft Word as your
e-mail editor:

1. On the Tools menu, click Options.

2. On the Mail Format tab, in the "Send in this message format", click something
   other than Microsoft Word, and then click OK.

For additional information about how to turn Word as your e-mail editor on or
off, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:

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

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


MORE INFORMATION
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For additional information about MRU lists, click the article number below to
view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   Q161631 WD97: How to Reset Word 97 Most Recently Used (MRU) Lists

   Q197849 WD97: How to Open the Last Document Edited When You Start Word

   Q82107 WD: Removing File Names from the Recently Used List (File Menu)


Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbdta word8 word97 
Technology        : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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