How To View Recent Office Word Documents On Windows 10/11 PC & Mac

Did you recently create or edit a document on your Microsoft Office Word on your Windows 10/11 PC or Mac but cannot remember its name or location on your computer? Want to view a list of recently created or edited Office Word documents on Windows 10/11 PC or Mac? If yes, you are in the right place.

Microsoft Office Word for Windows 10/11 and macOS offers multiple ways to view and access recent documents.

This guide covers the top three ways to view recent Word documents on your Windows 10/11 PC and Mac.

Scroll down the page to see instructions for Macs.

View recently created or edited Office Word documents on Windows 10/11 PC

Method 1 of 3

View recent Word documents from the taskbar in Windows 10/11

Step 1: Right-click on the Word icon in the taskbar to see a list of the ten most recently edited or created Word documents.

Click on a document to open the same with the Word app.

Method 2 of 3

View a full list of recent Word documents in Windows 10/11

Step 1: Launch the Word app using search or any other way.

Step 2: Simultaneously press the Ctrl and O keys (Ctrl + O) to view a full list of recent Word documents. The list shows no less than 50 most recent Word documents created or edited on your computer.

Method 3 of 3

View recent Word documents from within Office Word in Windows 10/11

Step 1: Launch the Word app.

Step 2: Click the File menu to see a list of recently created or edited Word documents.

Scroll down the page and then click More documents to see the full list of recent Word documents.

View recent Office Word documents on Mac

Method 1 of 3

View recent Word documents on your Mac from the dock

Step 1: Launch the Microsoft Office Word app on your Mac using Finder (search) or from the launchpad.

Step 2: Perform a right-click on the Word icon in the dock and then click Open recent to view all recently composed or edited Office Word documents.

Method 2 of 3

View recently composed or edited Word documents on Mac from within the Word app

Step 1: Open the Word app.

Step 2: Once the Word app is open, click the File menu and then click Open Recent to view a list of recent Word documents edited or composed on your Mac with Office Word.

Method 3 of 3

View all recently edited Office Word documents on Mac

Step 1: Open the Word app.

Step 2: Simultaneously press the Shift, Command, and O keys (Shift + Command + O) to open a full list of recent Word documents.

The list shows no less than 50 Word documents.

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