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koklucinar
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Dec 25, 2024
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Disable Recent Tab Entirely

Hi,   Got 2 questions about Excel on Mac.   1- Is it possible to disable the recent workbooks tab entirely without having to turn off "Show Workbook Gallery when opening Excel" on a macbook pro? ...
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  • JimGMac's avatar
    JimGMac
    Jan 05, 2025

    Hi

    In Sequoia the setting is shown in this screen shot. This setting may be in other places depending on your version of Mac OS.

     

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JimGMac
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Jan 05, 2025

Hi

In Sequoia the setting is shown in this screen shot. This setting may be in other places depending on your version of Mac OS.

 

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    koklucinar
    Copper Contributor
    Jan 06, 2025

    Hey Jim,

    Thanks for the detailed explanation. I've set it to none.

    The first time I've opened Excel, all the recent files list was gone just as I wanted it but after a couple of seconds, they all came back. You've any ideas what might cause this?

     

     

    • JimGMac's avatar
      JimGMac
      MVP
      Jan 06, 2025

      You might need to restart your Mac for the apps to know you changed the setting.

      • koklucinar's avatar
        koklucinar
        Copper Contributor
        Jan 07, 2025

        Well of course I've tried that too :)

        I changed it back to 10, restarted, changed it to none, restarted again.

        It first clears out that list but after a couple of seconds they all come back.

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