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The recent selection on the file drop down menu gives me an alphabetical listing of my docs. When I select recent, I would prefer to be presented with a list of the docs I've had opened most recently. I've messed with the preferences under Appleworks > Preferences then select Files from the Topic: popup menu, and I can change how deep the recent selection will go into the alphabet. So for instance, if I put in "Remember the last /20/ items" it will get me all the way to docs beginning with b. If I put in "Remember the last /30/ items" it will get me all the way to docs beginning with C.
How can I fix this?
I'm using an ibook 1.2 GHz PowerPC G5 with 256 MB and Mac OS X 10.3.9
The program is AppleWorks 6 version 6.2.9
Thanx in advance
Fred

This is caused by the "Recent Items" bug & has been around since the first release of AppleWorks 6 in March, 2000. It has not been fixed. Take a look at Dale Gillard's user tip, Recent items not visible/updated.
Because a full Recent Items folder can make AppleWorks grind to a halt, you should also take a look at two other tips:
Dale Gillard - AppleWorks slow? Spinning ball appears?
Yvan Koenig - No More Recent Items
Peggy

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