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Windows Forum / Windows XP / Customization / March 2008Most Recent Documents shortcut?
I have a PC running Windows XP Home SP2, full updated. I frequently visit the Most Recent Documents icon on the XP start menu. It is a quick way to find stuff. Is it possible to create a shortcut to that icon on the taskbar? > I have a PC running Windows XP Home SP2, full updated. > > I frequently visit the Most Recent Documents icon on the XP start menu. > It is a quick way to find stuff. > > Is it possible to create a shortcut to that icon on the taskbar? To be more specific, I'm looking for a MRD shortcut that will mimic the original. In other words, when I place my cursor on it, a submenu would open listing the last 15 or so files I used. > I have a PC running Windows XP Home SP2, full updated. > > I frequently visit the Most Recent Documents icon on the XP start menu. It > is a quick way to find stuff. > > Is it possible to create a shortcut to that icon on the taskbar? Right click on your Taskbar and move your mouse pointer up to the Toolbars entry. From the menu that pops out, select New Toolbar. In the New Toolbar dialog that pops up click on My Computer to so it expands Click on the C drive. In the C drive click on Documents and Settings and click on the folder for your user account. Within that folder you should see an icon representing My Recent Documents. Click on it and hit the OK button. You should now see a new toolbar on the right hand side of your Taskbar named My Recent Documents. Click on the double arrows to the right of the toolbar to view the list of documents. Good luck Nepatsfan >> I have a PC running Windows XP Home SP2, full updated. >> [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > > Nepatsfan Thank you for the information. Following the instructions above, I created the new toolbar with the My Recent Documents shortcut. The only drawback is that it lists about 200 items! The original Most Recent Documents icon usually lists the last 15 or so files, which is far more convenient and manageable. >>> I have a PC running Windows XP Home SP2, full updated. >>> [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > Recent Documents icon usually lists the last 15 or so files, which is far more > convenient and manageable. Sorry about that. I clean out the My Recent Documents list on my computer on a regular basis. For that reason, I wasn't aware of the fact that the folder I had you add to your Taskbar isn't limited in the number of entries it contains. I know of no way to reduce the number of items you're seeing on that toolbar other than to delete individual entries. If I come across another method, I'll pass it along. Nepatsfan >>> I have a PC running Windows XP Home SP2, full updated. >>> [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > Recent Documents icon usually lists the last 15 or so files, which is far more > convenient and manageable. I forgot to include this in my earlier response. To remove the My Recent Documents toolbar from the Taskbar, do the following. Right click on the Taskbar and move your mouse pointer up to the Toolbars entry. Slide the mouse pointer over to the menu that pops out and click on My Recent Documents. Sorry for the confusion. Nepatsfan |
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