In this quick Microsoft Word guide, we’ll show you how you can hide recent documents in Word, maintaining your privacy and keeping it organized.

To get started, open your Word document. You’ll notice a list of recent files that might be visible, which is what we want to hide. Right-clicking and removing them one by one can be time-consuming, so let’s explore a quicker solution. Go to “Options,” navigate to “Advanced,” and scroll down to “Display.” Here, you’ll find a setting called “Show this number of Recent Documents.” Change the number from 50 to 0, hit “OK,” and your recent files are hidden.

This method is a simple way to maintain privacy and keep your Microsoft Word experience clean and efficient. Hope this guide helped. Thank you very much.