Sometimes you will notice that the Open Recent submenu in AppleWorks does not display the most recent document you have worked on. At other times, the most recent item may appear, though not necessarily at the top of the list.
This happens due to an issue with list sorting. Though the list is supposed to be sorted by date modified, it's actually sorted alphabetically. This means that you will always see just the top of your list (alphabetically) once the number of documents in the list exceeds the number specified for display in AppleWorks preferences.
There are three ways to address this:
- Empty the list periodically (see below), and/or
- Increase the number to display in Preferences, and/or
- When you need the list, view it in a Finder or Explorer window, which will allow you to sort by date modified.
To empty the list:
- Locate the Recent Items folder:
Mac OS X
~/Documents/AppleWorks User Data/Starting Points/Recent Items/Note: The tilde "~" refers to your home directory.
Windows
C:\Documents and Settings\username\My Documents\AppleWorks User Data\Starting Points\Recent Items\ - Drag the aliases from that folder to the Trash.