Right clicking Office doesn't show recents

[Howard Brazee]

I used to be able to right-click Word or Excel in my dock and see a list of recently opened documents. And I could click on "Show Recents" and have a bigger selection in a different format. I can do that with BBedit and LibreOffice now. How can I make Word or Excel do that again?

 

[newbutter]

The first thing you can try right-clicking the app in the Dock, hover over 'Options' and ensure 'Show in Recents' is checked.

If this isn't the issue, it might be that the setting for 'Recent Items' in System Preferences -> General is set to 'None.' If so, change it to a number you prefer.

Lastly, try updating Office if you haven't already. Sometimes these quirks are fixed with updates.

 

[IWT]

I totally agree with @newbutter in relation to the comments about "Word" options & Show Recents.

All my recent documents are displayed the instant I click on the Word icon to open it.

But, there is no need to deal with the "Recent Items" in System Preferences > General. I have always had that option turned Off.

The Show Recents in Word (or other Microsoft products) is determined within the app concerned.

Ian