excel recent files not showing

1. How do I enable recent documents in Excel?
2. How do I show recent files in Excel taskbar?
3. Where are recent Excel files stored?
4. Where can I find recent Excel files in Windows 10?
5. How do I view history in Excel?
6. How do I find recent documents?
7. How do I pin an Excel file to quick access?
8. How do I turn on recent files in Windows 10?
9. How do I remove recent files from taskbar?

How do I enable recent documents in Excel?

Click the File tab. Click Options. Click Advanced. Under Display, in the Show this number of Recent Documents list, click the number of files that you want to display.

How do I show recent files in Excel taskbar?

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1. Right click the Start/Win button, select Properties.
2. Click the Start Menu tab (it should be select as default)
3. Click the Customize button.
4. Scroll down and check the Recent Items check box.
5. Click Ok.
6. Click Apply.
7. Click Ok.
8. Check “Recent” option in the start menu.

Where are recent Excel files stored?

Choose “Recover Unsaved Workbooks” to display and recover unsaved Excel files. Excel saves unsaved files to the folder C:\Users\\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Office\UnsavedFiles. You can also access the files from this folder.

Where can I find recent Excel files in Windows 10?

How to find a list of Recent Documents in Windows 10

1. Press Windows Key + E.
2. Under File Explorer, select Quick access.
3. Now, you will find a section Recent files which will display all the recently viewed files/documents.

How do I view history in Excel?

View previous versions of a file

1. Open the file you want to view.
2. Click File > Info > Version history.
3. Select a version to open it in a separate window.
4. If you want to restore a previous version you've opened, select Restore.

How do I find recent documents?

Opening Recent Documents

1. Click the "File" tab at the top of the Microsoft Word window.
2. Click the "Recent" tab from the side menu.
3. Click the recently closed document from the Recent Documents list to re-open it. ...
4. Click "File" and select "Options."
5. Click the "Advanced" tab and scroll down to the "Display" section.

How do I pin an Excel file to quick access?

Just right-click it and select Pin to Quick access. Unpin it when you don't need it there anymore. If you want to see only your pinned folders, you can turn off recent files or frequent folders.

How do I turn on recent files in Windows 10?

Method 2: Make a Desktop Shortcut to the Recent Items Folder

1. Right-click on the desktop.
2. In the Context Menu, choose New.
3. Select Shortcut.
4. In the box, “type the location of the item”, enter %AppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\
5. Click Next.
6. Name the shortcut Recent Items or a different name if desired.
7. Click Finish.

How do I remove recent files from taskbar?

After you launch Settings, select the Personalization tile.

When the Personalization window appears, select the Start tab to access the settings shown in Figure D. Then, toggle off the Show Recently Opened Items In Jump Lists On Start Or The Taskbar option. As soon as you do, all the Recent items will be cleared.