Excel , Word and Powerpoint 2011 opening last edited file automatically with lion

Renier · Renier #1 (**permalink**)

08-02-2011, 01:04 PM

Hi ALL
I did a clean install of Lion.
Re-Installed Office 2011 for MAC.

Now, everytime I open Excel, Word or Powerpoint it automatically opens last edited file.
Does anybody know if it's a bug ? Anyway to stop this ?

schweb · schweb #2 (**permalink**)

08-02-2011, 01:11 PM

System Preferences --> General

Just know that it will impact all your apps, not just Office.

Or just make sure to close the app window before you quit the app.

SarahJeanne · SarahJeanne #3 (**permalink**)

08-19-2011, 02:17 PM

Can you elaborate? I'm having the same problem, but the last file I opened is on a server I can't access leaving me without Excel.

System Preferences -> General -> ?

Thanks!

chscag · chscag #4 (**permalink**)

08-19-2011, 09:28 PM

System Preferences, General. Remove the check from the box that says: "Restore Windows......................"

toMACsh · toMACsh #5 (**permalink**)

08-19-2011, 09:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by schweb

Or just make sure to close the app window before you quit the app.

And that can be done very quickly with a Commmand-W* followed by a Command-Q

*or Shift-Command-W for Safari, for instance

SarahJeanne · SarahJeanne #6 (**permalink**)

08-20-2011, 06:50 AM

Thanks guys!

R_Marshall · R_Marshall #7 (**permalink**)

03-02-2012, 02:34 PM

Thanks for posting the solution -- an interesting decision by the OSX Lion team to include re-opening windows as a default. Clearly moving the O/S toward being more like iOS where there is no file structure, just apps and data. For me, it was really freaking me out to open a document from the Finder and then get a different document when the app launched!

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Renier #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Aug 02, 2011 Posts: 1	08-02-2011, 01:04 PM Hi ALL I did a clean install of Lion. Re-Installed Office 2011 for MAC. Now, everytime I open Excel, Word or Powerpoint it automatically opens last edited file. Does anybody know if it's a bug ? Anyway to stop this ?
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SarahJeanne #6 (permalink)
Member Since: Aug 19, 2011 Posts: 2	08-20-2011, 06:50 AM Thanks guys!
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R_Marshall #7 (permalink)
Member Since: Feb 20, 2010 Posts: 3	03-02-2012, 02:34 PM Thanks for posting the solution -- an interesting decision by the OSX Lion team to include re-opening windows as a default. Clearly moving the O/S toward being more like iOS where there is no file structure, just apps and data. For me, it was really freaking me out to open a document from the Finder and then get a different document when the app launched!
	QUOTE Thanks

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