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Reply to Cannot Pin Files/Documents to Word or Excel in the Start Menu in Start Menu Products Stardock Forums

I found a very useful work-around for this! Windows Start menu will respond to shortcuts placed in the folder C: > ProgramData > Microsoft > Windows > Start Menu > Programs. For example, I added a folder "Favourites" under the latter folder. Then, I added shortcuts to favourite files (Word, Excel, Video, etc) into the folder Favourites by (1) R-clicking on each file in turn (2) creating a shortcut on the Desktop and (3) moving the shortcut (copy/pas

Cannot Pin Files/Documents to Word or Excel in the Start Menu in Start Menu Products Stardock Forums

The most useful feature for me in the Start Menu for Win7 was that Word and Excel had a ‘menu’ (expand arrow at right) that showed Pinned and Recently opened files. A R-click on any recent file/doc could then be placed in the pinned list. This gave quick access to desired files. I have just began using Start10 and it looks great so far. However, I cannot replicate the above feature. Any suggestions? Thanks