Recent Tab of Backstage View in PowerPoint 2010 for Windows

The Recent option within the Backstage view provides you with a list of recently opened presentations, so that you can quickly select the one that you want to work on. Additionally, the Recent option offers a few more useful functionalities.

Follow these steps to explore the Recent option within Backstage view in PowerPoint 2010 for Windows.

1. Launch PowerPoint. Doing so opens a new presentation.
2. Click the File menu, as shown highlighted in red within Figure 1, below.
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   Figure 1: File menu
3. Doing so opens Backstage view. Next, select the Recent option, as shown in Figure 2, below.
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   Figure 2: Recent
5. When you select the Recent option, you will see a list of recently opened presentations, as shown highlighted in red within Figure 2, above. Click on the presentation of your choice to open it.
   • The Recent Places section, as shown highlighted in blue within Figure 2, above, displays the list of the locations of the previously selected presentations.
   • Selecting the Quickly access this number of Recent Presentations check box, as shown highlighted in green within Figure 2, above, displays the specified number of recently opened presentations within the Backstage view, just above the Recent option.
   • Clicking the Recover Unsaved Presentations button, as shown highlighted in orange within Figure 2, above, launches the Open dialog box, with the location where PowerPoint automatically stores unsaved presentation files.
4. Save your presentations often.