I suddenly lost Microsoft Powerpoint, Word and Excel: right click anywhere on the desktop or the folder > > New > > Excel or Word or Powerpoint. How to bring back this ability?

For a long time, I always made the following steps to create a new file in Word, Excel, Powerpoint, or Visio:

1 - right click anywhere on the desktop (or inside any folder)

2 Select 'new' from the context menu that is displayed > select Word (or Excel or...)

3 - Filename is [you are prompted for... and so on.

A few days ago this ability to disappear quietly.  I did not have any new software installation or reconfiguration, other than the usual Windows updates (if there is one) and update MS Security Essentials.

How do I return this very useful feature?

Hello

You have discovered a problem with Windows 7. To resolve this problem, I recommend a program called FileMenu Tools. You can download the portable freeware from here: http://www.softpedia.com/get/PORTABLE-SOFTWARE/System/System-Enhancements/FileMenu-Tools-Portable.shtml .

After having downloaded and installed the program, you will notice that, by default, each option is checked. I would be much more selective on this subject, otherwise your context menu will be a full page long! When the main window opens, you will see a list on the right side of all the elements that can be added to the context menu. Start weeding through the list and every one to take away, you don't need the United Nationsby checking the box.

Once you have completed your selection (de-selections) make sure that you click the green check mark in the row of icons at the top of the left window of the interface to 'Apply' of your choice. The program can do much more, but that answers your specific question. I am told that the program has a good help file, so try here if you are interested.

Let me know if this solves the problem for you.

Kind regards

BearPup

Tags: Windows

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