How can I clear my Recent Documents List in Word?

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Reply from Richard Rost:

Don, it's actually a bit of a pain. I wish they would have added an easier way to do this. You have to click on the round OFFICE button, then Word Options. Go to the Advanced tab, then scroll down to the Display section. Find the "Shgow this number of Recent Documents" setting and set it to zero (0). Click OK. Now, go back into the same options and set that value for whatever you want it to be, like 10 or 15. This effectively resets the list.

The same technique also works for Excel and PowerPoint. You can ALSO do this by editing the Windows Registry, but I'd prefer you didn't. :)