Recent Documents in PPT 2007

My Powerpoint 7 is set to display the last 17 files and I'm ok with that ...
but it never shows the files I've opened. I checked the option and it's
enabled ... all. I should add that I often open presented from within
Windows Explorer. Is this why it doesn't find them. I find it easier to
navigate in Expl. than with the open dialogue box.
Thanks

I do believe that it depends on the way that you open them. I find that if
in windows explorer, you double click on the file to open it, and the file
was originally stored as a .pps/.ppsx it will open, play and not be saved in
your recent files list. If you right click and select Open, then play the
file as a slideshow it will save the information in the recent files list.

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Michael Koerner
MS MVP - PowerPoint



"Cowtoon" wrote in message
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My Powerpoint 7 is set to display the last 17 files and I'm ok with that
... but it never shows the files I've opened. I checked the option and
it's enabled ... all. I should add that I often open presented from
within Windows Explorer. Is this why it doesn't find them. I find it
easier to navigate in Expl. than with the open dialogue box.
Thanks

Thanks Michael. I try that ... cuz it's making me crazy.
Appreciate your help.

"Michael Koerner" wrote in message
...
I do believe that it depends on the way that you open them. I find that if
in windows explorer, you double click on the file to open it, and the file
was originally stored as a .pps/.ppsx it will open, play and not be saved
in your recent files list. If you right click and select Open, then play
the file as a slideshow it will save the information in the recent files
list.

--
Michael Koerner
MS MVP - PowerPoint



"Cowtoon" wrote in message
...
My Powerpoint 7 is set to display the last 17 files and I'm ok with that
... but it never shows the files I've opened. I checked the option and
it's enabled ... all. I should add that I often open presented from
within Windows Explorer. Is this why it doesn't find them. I find it
easier to navigate in Expl. than with the open dialogue box.
Thanks