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Microsoft Office displays the list of recently used documents in its programs i.e. Word, Excel, PowerPoint and some other programs. For your convenience, you can change the number of recent items to be displayed. Let's see how -  Applies to -  Office 2016 Office 2013 Office 2010 Office 2007 Customize the Recent Document List | Office 2010, 2013, 2016 Start any of your Office programs i.e. Word or Excel. Hit on the File button from upper left corner and choose Options. Now you will see Word Options window. Go to the Advanced tab from the left pane. Scroll down and find the Display section. Look at the Now hit on the OK button to save your settings.  For Office 2007 The settings are almost same here except you've to hit on the Office button instead of File. Then -  Word Options Advanced Display Show this number of recent documents. Type your digit i.e. 50 That's it.  Stay c...

PowerPoint slides are usually very colorful. A presentation may include colorful backgrounds, charts, images etc. The slide maker always tries to make the slides attractive so that the audience concentrate to the presentation. Those slides though look amazing on a projector screen, may not be printer friendly at all! If you print a color slide normally, you can't read this well.  Not many people need to print from Microsoft PowerPoint. Some of you may know the power point printing tips. But most guys copy the slides one by one and paste them to Microsoft Word! :)  Today I'm gonna discuss about how to print PowerPoint slides as handouts.  PowerPoint 2003 Open your presentation using Microsoft PowerPoint 2003. Now press Ctrl+P to open the Print Window. Look at the image below: Go to the Print What option and choose  Handouts . In the color option, choose either Blank and White or Grayscale . Now go to the Handouts optio...

If  you're a regular visitor of Marks PC Solution you should notice, we've published lots of tutorials on Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office and other software. We've also published many tutorials and tips regarding security issues. You can find those tips by using the search box. Or you can search by categories: Tips n Tricks , Tutorials , Microsoft , Windows , Security etc.  Today, I would like to share another tips on security. Many of you might be familiar with the password protection system of Microsoft Office. If you're working with highly confidential documents, workbooks and presentations (ie. Exam Questions, Online Account Information, Personal Information, Other Secret files),  then this is a good idea to encrypt those files by password. But if you are not acquainted with the password protection system you should go through the whole post. You should know, the different versions of MS Office kee...

In MS Word and Excel you can show the location of your file (File Path). Usually the file path is placed at the footer of the document. And when it is placed at the document footer, it automatically appears at the each page of that document.  Why to Use the File Path (Location of the File):  Well this is really important for those people who want to keep the source of the document printed with it. If the file path is printed with the document then it is quite easier for us to trace the path next time when you search for it on the hard disk. It looks like the image below:  Thus it is easier for you to locate a saved document.  Why You Shouldn't Use the File Path:  Definitely it is revelation of information. If the file is a highly classified document and if the file path is used there, then others (who do not have access to that file) might be accessed that file through the path printed with the document! For example: it m...