Pinned Items in Office 2016 not sorted alphabetically

Anonymous
2015-10-05T23:05:04+00:00

The title says it all.  Whereas in Office 2013 pinned recent items automatically got sorted alphabetically this is no longer the case in any programme in Office 2016.  This is extremely frustrating.  Any fix?

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  1. Anonymous
    2017-09-14T07:42:25+00:00

    The pinned list is different from a most-recently-used list.  It is for permanent (hence the word "pinned"!) listings.  By definition they are all used routinely, so sorting them alphabetically is the only way to find the one you want quickly.  What follows after the pinned list is the MRU list.  The combination of the two lists worked well before 2016; now the pinned list is not nearly as useful.  I say go back to alphabetical order, and you don't even need a user config. switch.  The new way is simply bad.

    Thanks for listening.

    My recently retired PC with Windows 7 and Office 2013 would let me organize the pinned documents as I saw fit. With that option I could quickly find the document I needed because I organized them in groups. Now (win 10/Office2016) I must search and rememebr the filename each time, and it is very annoying and time consuming compared to the way it was.

    Why not have the user choose whether to have it sorted by name, date or manually?

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  2. Anonymous
    2016-10-15T00:12:22+00:00

    Hmmm, your point is irrelevant.  If that's your argument, how about these...  At one time, man didn't comprehend fire, so the next time you're cold because you have no heat, keep it in perspective.  And there was a time when man hadn't yet discovered the wheel, so next time you have a flat and can't get to where you were going, keep it in perspective.

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  3. Anonymous
    2016-10-07T22:33:41+00:00

    that has to be the stupidest mindset for pinned items...who searches a list that way??  would you try to find a contact in your contacts sorted by phone number???  totally beyond stupid.

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  4. Anonymous
    2016-05-16T18:57:55+00:00

    I agree they should be alphabetical

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  5. Anonymous
    2016-05-10T17:01:37+00:00

    Hi Paul,

    Thanks for taking this back to the Engineering Team.  Designing an option for how the user wants to sort the pinned documents makes the most sense.  Please ensure that they understand this should apply to all Office apps, not just Excel.

    Most recent documents is a HUGE productivity enhancer for me.  I primarily use Ppt, Excel, and Word.  Can they please make recent documents the first thing I see when I select "File"?  For the life of me, I cannot understand why it takes me to the Info page.  What a useless page.

    Best,

    Jim

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