RecentFiles Collection Object

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A collection of RecentFile objects that represents the files that have been used recently. The items in the RecentFiles collection are displayed at the bottom of the File menu.

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Use the RecentFiles property to return the RecentFiles collection. The following example sets five as the maximum number of files that the RecentFiles collection can contain.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  RecentFiles.Maximum = 5

Use the Add method to add a file to the RecentFiles collection. The following example adds the active document to the list of recently-used files.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  If ActiveDocument.Saved = True Then
    RecentFiles.Add Document:=ActiveDocument.FullName, _
        ReadOnly:=True
End If

Use RecentFiles(Index), where Index is the index number, to return a single RecentFile object. The index number represents the position of the file on the File menu. The following example opens the first document in the RecentFiles collection.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  If RecentFiles.Count >= 1 Then RecentFiles(1).Open

The SaveAs and Open methods include an AddToRecentFiles argument that controls whether or not a file is added to the recently-used-files list when the file is opened or saved.

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