Having trouble locating files since updating the operating system

I recently did the recommended system update on OS X Yosemite - now 10.10.1. I am having trouble locating updated files. In the old system, when I updated an excel worksheet, it appeared at the top of my "my applications" list with bold print listing it as updated today. Today I updated a bunch of files and they were all hidden 3/4 of the way down my list of files - I guess in the location of the original file, back amongst files from early 2014/late 2013. And now the type face which says "today" is just as pale as the rest of the dates. Is there anyway to change this? Is there anyway to go back to the prior version? I spent 2 minutes looking for a file and then had to spend more than a minute looking for the one right next to it when I needed to find it, even after knowing the general location to look!
Thank you if anyone can help.  Barbara

Thank you that helps.
There are a lot of other things I'd like to ask but I guess I'll look at the manual and see if I can figure them out thanks a lot!

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