Why Does MRU List Show Full Paths For Certain Files?

• Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c
• Microsoft Word for Windows NT, version 6.0
• Microsoft Word for Windows 95, versions 7.0, 7.0a

SUMMARY

When you click the File menu, some of the files on the Most Recently Used File list (MRU) at the bottom of the File menu are shown with their full path location, while other files show only the filename.

Word determines whether to show the full path based on whether the files are in the folder that is opened when you click Open on the File menu. Those files which are located in that folder are shown with only their file names; all others are shown with the full path and file names.

There is no option to change whether Word displays the full path of documents on the MRU list.

MORE INFORMATION

The MRU shows the last files that were actually used in Word. The most recently used file is at the top of the list, while the least recently used file is at the bottom of the list.

When you open a file in Word and then close it, it is added to the MRU for easy retrieval. The MRU is a pointer to where Word can find the file.

The MRU list can be changed so that only a certain number of files show up on the list. By default, the last four most recently used files will be on the list. You can choose to have from one to nine files on the MRU list, or the MRU list can be turned off completely.

To change the MRU list, use the following steps:

1. On the Tools menu, click Options.

2. Click the General tab.

3. Under the General Options, select the Recently Used File List option. In the Entries box, choose the number of files you want displayed on the MRU list. Or, clear the Recently Used File list option if you don't want any files displayed.

4. Click OK.

For additional information, please see the following article(s) in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q82107
   TITLE     : Eliminating Filenames on the File Menu

   ARTICLE-ID: Q105707
   TITLE     : Deleted File Still Listed on MRU List

   ARTICLE-ID: Q106449
   TITLE     : Files Opened from Mail and File Manager Not Added to MRU
               List