Click on Tools....Options....clear the recently used file list....click on
Okay.
The history should be cleared. Repeat steps to have that feature return.

"Scott" wrote:

I have two files that I have moved on my computer. Now whenever I load excel
it tells me that a file is missing, and the "open a workbook" section
contains two files which no longer exist. How can I delete these from "open
workbook". When I click on them, obviously Excel can't locate them. Thanks