How do I Delete Excel History From a Computer?

Delete Excel history from your computer.

Excel, along with all of the Microsoft Office applications, keeps track of recent documents that you have had opened and modified. As a result, a list of these Excel documents is rendered in the "Recent Documents" list within the program interface. If you want to clear the history of these files to keep your work private, you can do so by clearing the number of recent documents that are shown.

Instructions

1. Launch your Excel application. Click the" Office" icon in the top-left corner of the interface.

2. Choose "Excel Options." Click the "Advanced" tab in the left column.

3. Type the number "0" in the "Show this number of Recent Documents" field.

4. Click the "OK" button.

References

• My Digital Life: How to Clear and Delete Recent Documents List in Office 2007 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)